-Caveat Lector- <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"> </A> -Cui Bono?- In the olden days before HMO's and our enlightenment about so many things, the test for hyperactivity included such things as poor do-ordination. This was because the mind was moving at a rate the muscles could not maintain. Other things like inability to be still or remain at rest were also considered. I cannot imagine what the criteria is today but I am sure both my children would have been l;labeled hyperactive. One was but I said nonsense to that. In those days, early 1980's, the parent still had some say in the drugging of their children. It went on but not to this extent. The friend of one of my son's was diagnosed as ADD because of poor hand-writing. The difference is that the parent had the option to disregard such. Now, I believe, the parent is labeled negligent if they fail to immediately sedate the child based on the whim of teachers, doctors, etc. I think much of this comes from a poor understanding of the nature of little boys. Are we creating a whole generation of dysfunctional males from this treatment of our male children? They are SUPPOSED to run around and make noise and be rowdy at times. I fear we are rep;acing normal behavior with desired behavior--desired by teachers, etc. whose job it is to maintain order at all costs. I noted many who complained about my children had no sons, brothers nor husbands. I wondered even then just where and what they based their concept of "normal" behavior on. Came to the conclusion it was how they wanted children to behave. Like small sheople. Amelia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tenorlove" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, March 18, 2000 6:07 AM Subject: Re: [CTRL] Prozac & Violence - New Research > -Caveat Lector- <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"> > </A> -Cui Bono?- > > --- "Robert F. Tatman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > <<The problem is not so much with Prozac, which can be a genuine > Godsend (ask my wife, who was brought out of a major depression by > Prozac), as it is with the Western healthcare establishment, which sees > drugs as panaceas and ignores the need to address what, for want of a > better term, I can only call the spiritual element in psychiatric > disorders.>> > > And not just the healthcare establishment -- our whole society seems to > want a pill for everything. I was told, by a former friend who is a > public school teacher -- that I should put my now 6 year old on Ritalin > -- when he was TWENTY MONTHS OLD!!! Even my pediatrician said that was > ridiculous. My son is very physical, but he does not in any way have > ADD or ADHD. I'm watching him play solitaire on his computer right now > -- he is totally focused and sitting still, except for the hand that is > moving the mouse. A kid with ADHD couldn't do that. I think a lot of > psychological/spiritual/behavioral problems would not exist to the > degree that they do today if people placed more emphasis on each other > and not on the constant acquisition of stuff. > > Tenorlove, > writing this with her other son scrunched in the chair beside her > > <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soap-boxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
