tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6449225514165441821.post2959824173316685126..comments2023-10-09T13:02:31.493-04:00Comments on Grandparents blog-Dedicated to Austin, Isabella and My Knight, Murdered by Illegal Palliative Care: Prof. Conrad studies medicalization of ADHDunhappygrammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12533694926276373256noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6449225514165441821.post-78261662978297657572014-12-14T18:56:21.574-05:002014-12-14T18:56:21.574-05:00Children in Hong Kong are being diagnosed as havin...Children in Hong Kong are being diagnosed as having ADHD at an alarming rate. The 'push' towards achievement,as defined by international and local schools is, as I see it, fear driven - and it goes like this: "if my child does not get a 'good education', he/she will not survive in our future world'. Grandparents are, in the main very concerned to see little ones under so much pressure. Pressure which is increasingly manifested in overdiagnoses, labelling and medication affecting young growing brains and minds. The real problem is that children's diverse gifts and abilities across broad intelligences is being 'missed' and 'locked down'. Dr Gloria S WrightDr Gloria S Wright PhDhttp://drgloriaswright.comnoreply@blogger.com