For the fourth time I will say that it amazes me that all the information that there is on ADHD etc. You ignore that not just one source was cited.
This thread began with, and all of the subsequent replies were added because of, a numerical list of inflammatory assertions about the validity of ADHD as a disorder and the evils of the drug Ritalin. I was not ignoring that other sources were cited, I was presenting background information about the source of the of the primary, and only, information presented as "What parents need to know".
Also just because one is a Scientoligst does not make one wrong,
While I agree that the mere fact that someone embraces loony religious ideology doesn't make all of the information they present incorrect, the source of the data and the motives for presenting it become VERY important if that source has as one of the very religious 'tenets' that ALL psychiatric medicine is a sham, and that no psychological therapy or doctor-prescribed drug treatment is ever appropriate. (Except their own crackpot psychological 'training', of course) In the same way that I would not give any credit to a list of evils perpetrated by non-whites written by a white supremacist group, or a list of reasons why common religious organizations are bad written by the Watchtower, I choose to look to information without such a blatant bias for statistics on ADHD and common medications.
unlike the dubs most scientilogists are educated, many are Dr.'s etc.
Most are? Even if that were remotely true, it still doesn't lend any credibility to their seriously crazy belief system. The "Dr." on the Montel williams show was an Osteopath. That's a glofied way to say "Chirpractor", and I wouldn't take advice from my chiropractor about my child's psychological condition any more than I'd let my hairdresser tell me what was wrong with my plumbing. The fact that there are scientologists out there with impressive degrees proves that even smart people can be duped into believing very stupid things.
Scientology is a mid-20th century created 'religion' that founded by a third-rate science fiction writer with no credentials who's gigantic collection of incoherent, bizarre stories and essays are used as the 'scriptures' for it's followers. (If you think C.T. Russell's writings were loony, just take a look at this guy's prose...) From some of his sketches on a few sheets of paper, they believe that, and I swear I'm not making this up, that millions of years ago there was an overpopulation problem in a remote sector of the galaxy so a guy named "Xenu" took several million beings and placed them on two of earth's mountain tops and detonated a hydrogen bomb under each of them. The theory is that all people on earth have several of these exterminated souls within them, and they use a mind-weakening process called "auditing" to expel them from the body, thus eventually leaving the person with only their own soul inside of them. People spend tens of thousands of dollars to progress through the 'levels' of training and some even sign "one-million year" contracts to receive their auditing training for free in return for their work for the organization. The 'church' is wealthy beyond the point that the Watchtower could ever DREAM of being, and runs numerous organizations that are all fronts for their ludicrous beliefs. I suggest you take a look at a few ex-scientologist web sites, the stories there make a lot of ex-jw stories sound like a day a the beach.
The point is that the initial posted information, due to it's origins, is immediately suspect and not worthy of my trust. There are several other sources that are more credible out there, and I am not making any claims to their validity or lack thereof.
(I'm having a hell of a time lately with formatting issues...)