Don’t Drink the Kool-ade
Monday, September 26, 2016 30 Comments
Choice vs. Fear-mongered Reaction
by Madelyn Griffith-Haynie, CTP, CMC, ACT, MCC, SCAC
Another Reflections post
“Ritalin, like all medications,
can be useful when used properly
and dangerous when used improperly.Why is it so difficult for so many people
to hold to that middle ground?”
~ Dr. Edward HallowellAs I wrote in a prior article, in response to one of the far too many opinion pieces made popular by the soundbite press:
- You don’t have to believe in medication.
- You don’t have to take it.
- You don’t have to give it to your kids.
You don’t EVEN have to do unbiased research before you ring in with an opinion on medication or anything else having to do with ADD/ADHD/EFD.
HOWEVER, when you’re writing a piece to be published in a widely-read paper of some stature, or a book that presents itself as containing credible expertise, it is simply unprofessional — of the writer, the editors, and the publications themselves — to publish personal OPINION in a manner that will lead many to conclude that the pieces quote the sum total of scientific fact.
It is also incredibly harmful.
Top Ten Stupid Comments from ADD-Docs
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