kalikshama -> RE: Pharma-backed legislation to allow secret vaccinations of children without parental consent about t (9/22/2011 9:45:16 AM)
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Nothing compared to what Texas was doing, prescribing ADHD meds to school kids without even notifying their parents. Got a link for that? I was starting a response about over diagnosis of ADHD but wanted to make sure your initial premise was correct. http://www.ldonline.org/article/5992/ Statistics like these have provoked publicity (e.g., Dawson, 2001; Marks, 2000) and created concern among parents and teachers. The overdiagnosis of children with ADHD and the large increases in the production of stimulant medications have led some states to political solutions. The boards of education in both Texas and Colorado have adopted nonbinding resolutions recommending that schools consider alternative, nonmedical solutions for children with behavior and attention problems. The concern behind these resolutions is that teachers are too quick to recommend medication to parents (Porter, 2000). Congress has gotten into the act, too. On September 9, 2000, the Education and Workforce Committee heard testimony about schools that were forcing parents to put kids on medication (Sack, 2000).
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