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Date Posted: 06:19:53 03/14/04 Sun
Author: Rosemary Wojcik
Subject: Re: LISA MARIE PRESLEY AGAINST ADHD AND OTHER LABELS & DRUGS
In reply to: Michael Nagy 's message, "Re: LISA MARIE PRESLEY AGAINST ADHD AND OTHER LABELS & DRUGS" on 18:59:10 03/14/03 Fri

>I have a son not living with me who was abused by the
>Mom's boyfriend.
>I a feel that it's the ABUSE that screws these kids up
>and that medication is 99 percent of the time NOT the
>solution and 99 percent of the time abused.
>
>I fought to get him off the Ritalin by threatening
>lawsuit if any future malpactice was ever found and
>succeeded once and then was unable too.(He was not
>living w/me)
>The 1st time in 1994 or so his doctor dropped him like
>a hot potato upon the 1st threat.
>Then he became a ward of the court(long story)and the
>government put him on ritalin.
>He had a lot of energy.
>Now he's just turned 15 and fucking permanently
>damaged.(Not much energy and other things)
>I tend to feel that medication is avoidable and
>unneccessary in 99 percent of cases (Well maybe 100
>percent,I know some peoople would disagree)I also
>support CCHR Citizens Commmison for human rights which
>is also linked to Lisa Maries site.
>Phsychs seem to feel they have a monopoly aboutthe
>knowledge of the mind and I feel that they are still
>in the stone age.
>There have also been criminal acts done; most
>currently the prozac being randomly sent by mail to
>medical patients in Florida as shown on 60 minutes
>about 3 weeks ago.
>Also as you may be aware of... there are other options
>for your mental health but unfortunaely they get the
>"cult" label on them since they are not ruled by the
>almighty medical gods!!
>Think for yourself.
>
>
>
>>Your attitude is frightening. You obviously know very
>>little about why children are given medication.
>>Instead of being influenced by hollywood's portrayal,
>>visit a child psy unit, maybe then you'd have a clue.
>>Ritalin is not child abuse, there are thousands of
>>children who can now function and focus because of it.
>> If you want to advocate for children, I applaud you,
>>but expend your energy preventing child abuse THAT is
>>the main precedant to mental health problems in kids.
>>Leave meds and treatment to those of us who actually
>>know what we are talking about.
>>
>>>Like usual I was visiting the elvis.com site and
>there
>>>is a link to his daughter Lisa's web site in her site
>>>she has e-mail that she answers,one very important
>>>e-mail was about how she is totally against the ADHD
>>>etc etc labeling of children and how she is against
>>>the supposed medications they put children on for
>this
>>> she has even gone to Washington DC to put a stop to
>>>our schools being abel to get kids labeled into this
>>>category she wrote some very interesting info about
>>>this and you know what, I totally agree with her.And
>I
>>>want to say "GO LISA" "THANKYOU FOR GETTING INVOLVED
>I
>>>HOPE THEY FINALLY PUT A STOP TO THIS NONSENSE OF
>>>MESSING UP OUR CHILDRENS LIVES WITH THESE DRUGS AND
>>>CALLING IT MEDICATION." I WISH I COULD GO TO
>>>WASHINGTON MYSELF I HAVE NOTICED DIFFERENT SHOWS ON
>>>LATELY THAT ARE AIRING EPISODES DEALING WITH THE
>ISSUE
>>>OF ADHD AND BEING AGAINST IT....I'M PROUD OF THESE
>>>SHOWS!
>>>I BELIEVE TEACHERS AND PARENTS NEED TO GET OFF THE
>>>BEHINDS AND PAY MORE ATTENTION TO WHAT THE CHILDREN
>>>NEED AND IT ISNT DRUGS/MEDICATIONS. PEOPLE QUIT
>>>PUTTING THE CHILDREN ON DRUGS JUST BECAUSE YOU CANT
>>>HANDLE WHAT LIFE DISHES OUT. DO YOUR JOBS AS PARENTS
>>>AND TEACHERS AND BE STRONG AND HELP THE KIDS
>>>UNDERSTAND LIFE NOT BE IN A DRUGGED HAZE THROUGH IT!
>>>ONCE AGAIN I WANT TO SAY THANKYOU LISA MARIE PRESLEY
>>>FOR TAKING A STAND ON THIS ISSUE I HOPE MORE
>>>ENTERTAINERS WILL SO THAT MAYBE THE GOVERNMENT WILL
>>>LISTEN AND STOP THESE LEGAL DRUG DEALERS'
>>>ANYBODY ELSE HAVE AN OPINION ON THIS ISSUE?

>>>With a Doctorate in Language Education and a Masters in Reading, my specialty is working with students who have been identified as having learning disabilities or attention deficits.
>>>My experiences over the last 20 years are that many students who have been identified and medicated may have been mis-diagnosed,when their problem is really a matter of Interest and Know How.
>>>Many highly intelligent young students, who have been put on Ritalin or other drugs, really need interest and know how. I teach them how to listen and how to learn. Often these students have above average intelligence, but are failing in the classroom. Most often, my students go on to become A and B students. These students range in age from 5 years old to adults in college or the workplace.
>>>I have taught and been in many classrooms in various parts of the country. Often I am in classrooms to observe my students and consult with their teachers. The problems usually get solved without medication when I work with the student, teacher and parents to resolve relevant issues.
>>>It has been my experience that educators often look to medication as the one and only way to resolve the problem of inattention such as poor listening skills, undone homework, missed due dates and other annoying classroom problems.
>>>Another important consideration is the student's diet. For example, I witnessed a calm and cooperative student turn into a zombie that was out of control--minutes after drinking a high sugar content soda.
>>>From my research and experience, ritalin and other medications should be the last resort. Too many educators are quick to recommend medication as the first option--when it should be the last option.

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