High school teacher (grade 9) one of my best students got diagnosed with "muh ADHD" this week. Here's what he told me.
The doctor (a GP) gave him a list of ten questions. It went something like this:
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Do you sometimes struggle to finish tasks?
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Do you sometimes have problems paying attention in class?
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Do you sometimes get bored?
Who the F is going to say no to any of this? Anyway, he got diagnosed with muh ADHD and now he's on pills, probably for life. The pills he gets are amphetamines by the way. Yes, really.
I'm a fucking teacher and I get bored by my class sometimes. Guess I need speed too.
This is 90%+ student by the way. Imagine diagnosing a complex mental condition (if it even exists) in five minutes, tops, and then being put on pills for life.
Absolutely disgusting.
It’s fucked because these kids are literally put on drugs that get them high every day. It stunts their growth, kills their appetite, causes teeth grinding. I unfortunately work with kids a lot at one of my jobs, and I can tell you adhd is a real thing though. Some kids can lock in and pay complete attention, and some kids WILL NOT shut the fuck up and do what you want no matter what. It’s something you can recognize after a while, especially when kids spout out three high speed sentences that have nothing to do with each other consecutively. I’m so fucking sick of being around kids like that. It’s absolutely soul-draining. Instead of drugging them and devoting resources to forcing them through the school system they should be sent to the mines.
I used to joke that a huge array of modern mental afflictions were the result of not being physically tired enough and having too much free time. Depression, attention disorders, eating disorders, you name it.
It's not a joke anymore.
Well, yeah; how much of these problems are just "this kid needs more exercise than we care to give them so when they can't sit still it's because they're crazy"?
Or, moreover, "the principals behind factory schooling are totally fucked and the only people they work for are sociopaths"?
you're definitely on to something there. so much of life has been automated, even the process of learning itself.
if you want proof of what too much down time does to a mammal, look no further than most pets. most owners leave their pets at home all day, and only play with them for maybe 10 minutes when they get home. the pet has no job, no function, and gets reliable meals everyday. nine times out of 10, the pet is also tragically insane. Compare that with pets that have jobs (sheep herding dogs, duck hunting dogs, barn cats that hunt mice, dogs that compete in agility contests, etc), those pets are simultaneously happier, more intelligent, and more docile when off the clock.