Vancouver 10/17/2005 7:18:06 AM
British Columbian children are being falsely labeled and drugged
Psychiatry’s mind-altering drugs are given to thousands of British Columbian school children simply because they are bored. They’re hyper, not because their brains don’t work right as psychiatrists tell us, but because they can become bored, fidgety and frustrated simply because they have attempted to study something that is unreal to them or they have run into something they cannot comprehend because of words they do not understand. They can become bored to tears, and children who are bored and misunderstand things fidget, wiggle, scratch, stretch, gaze out windows, yawn, drift off etc. and (especially if they are boys) start looking for ways to get into trouble."
Boredom and miscomprehension is not the only reason children can exhibit symptoms of the invented disorder known as ADHD. Perfectly normal children who are over-active (have a lot of energy), rebellious, impulsive, day-dreamers, sensitive, undisciplined, bored easily (because they are bright), or who have undergone other improper teaching techniques, can also be inattentive, impulsive, or so called hyperactive.
Also, many other medical conditions can cause children to mimic some or all of ADHD’s invented symptoms. Some of these conditions are: Hypoglycemia (low blood sugar), allergies, hearing and vision problems, mild to high lead levels, spinal problems, toxin exposures, carbon monoxide poisoning, metabolic disorders, genetic defects, sleeping disorders, post-traumatic sub clinical seizure disorder, high mercury levels, iron deficiency, B-vitamin deficiencies (from poor diet, early-onset diabetes, heart disease, cardiac conditions, worms, viral and bacterial infections, malnutrition or improper diet, head injuries, lack of exercise, and many others.
Many reputable authorities, such as psychiatrist Dr. Peter Breggin, deny that ADHD, the disorder for which the most widely prescribed psychiatric drugs are most commonly given, even exists.
Brian Beaumont, President of the Vancouver Chapter of the Citizens Commission on Human Rights says “Children signs of “disorder” as reported in the psychiatric bible, The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, occur when they are deceitful, break rules, can't sit still or wait in lines, have trouble with math or writing, don’t pay attention to details, don't listen, don't like to do homework or lose their school assignments or pencils, or speak out of turn, gaze out of the window in class, fidget and on and on. These things describe any healthy, active, normal child. Psychiatrists are therefore diagnosing normal childhood behavior as a “mental Disorder” and then prescribing powerful mind-altering drugs to “treat” the made up disorder. This is child abuse and fraud big time”.