[Richard]

http://www.hoaxorfact.com/Health/inv...-analysis.html

http://www.snopes.com/politics/quotes/adhd.asp

Lots of issues related to this one, and opinion pieces couched as furthered scientific studies (like those on that WPU and other such 'news' sites) and out-of-context quotes (like the Eisenberg remark) floating around the blogosphere as 'sound-bytes' don't help the serious on-going research and debates, or the families and patients dealing with such a 'disorder' (not a 'disease'). Many health and educational professionals have for decades been concerned about ADHD misdiagnoses, mistreatments, and - given that many of the potential long-term side effects of the treatment medicines are as yet TBD - the future impact on children's health.

My advice, as a parent who dealt with an ADHD child and an educator who experienced and dealt with it in both the public and private school sectors, if you suspect your child might be suffering from such a disorder or if you’ve had a child recently diagnosed with it, carefully explore all the possibilities and get a second professional opinion in case your child has been misdiagnosed and mistreated (a problem in our 'take this pill and be cured' society).

And good luck.

Richard