A Disease That Goes Away With Attention

A Disease That Goes Away With Attention 

If the list of criteria for ADHD has any use, it identifies children who are bored, anxious, or angry around some of the adults in their lives or in some adult-run institutions such as a particular classroom or family setting. These so-called symptoms should not red flag the children as 

When a small child, perhaps 5 or 6 years old, is persistently disrespectful or angry, there is always a stressor in that child s life—something over which the child has little or no control. Sometimes the child is not being respected. When treated with respect, children tend to respond respectfully. When loved, they tend to become loving. 

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