Good film, but unfortunate the ADHD part of this film was so shallow, only 2 viewpionts presented, "Ignorant child druggers" and "ADHD is fake"____
The brain is not so simple. Please read Breggins book before accepting his logic (mostly that since most ADHD research has influence from Pharma, ADHD does not exist)__
many with ADHD are not diagnosed as children, and unlike this movie would have you believe, the system has them for breakfast, big time.___
i don't get the outrage of kids being on adhd meds having anything to do with the public school system's oppressive nature & lack of proper education. it's a personal responsibility of the parents to make this decision, and yes it is a product of the school system that these medications are advised but we should know better than to blindly feed our kids mind changing drugs. what pisses me off more is vaccines being enforced in schools, where noncomplying students are charged with truancy
Im in 8th grade, if we not go to school except Saturday and sunday our teachers go home to us to get us to go to school and if we not do what they say, they gonna say it to the police, SCHOOLS ARE PRISONS
There is nothing more toxic and detrimental to children then to force feed them an ancient jesus myth, death cult spun into fact and truth. If you do not like this fact then check out the statistics of societies that have removed the religious mind shackles. You will see there is a positive correlation on every level.
I find that teachers treat children like vermin need to be eradicated, infesting the school. In Canada school was mostly a wast of time. When I was 15 I dropped out, got a job, saved up and in 2 years I went back to a private school. I finished 4 grades of high school in 2 years with a 92% average. The best thing parents can do for their kids is home school them. I have friends that joined several families together and formed a group home school system. It really works, the parents make it work.
I have an answer to that guy's question at the end. The fascists of USA and the world are training & making ready the children (next generation) to the way of life they will live in; it will no longer be democracy or any cracy. it will be a terrorist fascist psychopaths ruling nation and world.
if you cooperate with a fascist terrorist satanic nation as USA, then you are crazy and do deserve drugs. most Americans are crazy & ignorant. Media & government are criminals & they cause all the crimes & problems of society.
I was on Ritalin when I was young, and I still wasn't getting the best grades (Cs, mostly). My "doctor" suggested an experimental drug called Aderol to see if it would "help" me. That was the single most horrible month of my life. I had to take 2 pills a day, which made me obedient, but paranoid and scared when there's nothing to do. Luckily, my dad saw the bad effects and eased me off the drugs.
Absolutely. School did nothing for me. I have no skills. I was on Ritalin as a child--whatever skills I may have developed then, I never did because whenever the medicine was active, I had no drive to do anything but what people told me to do. No drive whatsoever--I didn't even have an appetite.
My niece is on Ritalin now. I hate it, I absolutely hate it. I want to shake her mother and ask her what the hell she thinks she's doing to that beautifully creative mind. She's an artist, that child...
I grew up on the abyss just before Ritalin. I was told I was not normal, had attention deficit, etc. My drive remained and I accomplished my dreams and now I have given back year after year for kids who have been treated as out casts. I think you can, too. Because of your experience. I believe you can change the future.
...Perhaps you are right. Perhaps I can use my experiences to the benefit of myself and others. Nothing will be accomplished sitting here and lamenting. Thank you, truvelocity.
I'm with you on the prison atmosphere and oppression stuff, to a degree. Less with you on the meds. I would agree they're over-prescribed, but ADHD is a real psychological disorder. You/the movie sound like those guys who say, "Depression? You're taking meds because you're sad?" But perhaps treatment should be rethought, and more focus placed on determining the needs of individual children instead of automatically prescribing stimulants (good doctors do this now).
I think ADHD is real, but the numbers are probably tiny. The movie points out that in all of France, there are only about 4,000 kids on Ritalin, compared to 4 million in the US. I also think a tiny number of people are depressed due to chemical imbalances, but anti-depressants are also way overprescribed and only deal with the symptoms, not the root causes, of most people's depression.
I may have read more into your and the films comments than was warranted. I would think that while the US does over-prescribe ADHD meds, it's possible that they are being under-prescribed in Europe. Regarding the root causes, though, usually counseling is a major part of any treatment plan for depression or ADHD, unless the doctor (or patient/guardian) is incompetent.
Still, good video. The problems with the American education system are numerous and multifaceted.
ADHD is not a real disease. It has no biological basis and is diagnosed solely on observation. That is not science, my friend, that is profiteering by the goddam pharmecutical companies whose obligations are not to the institution of medicine, but rather solely to their shareholders.
I just saw this documentary. Terrifying, absolutely terrifying.
blueisasomedancer 5 days ago
On thing I really can't stand is when people refer to America a democracy. Thats one of the worst indoctrinations
ltajambi 5 days ago
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Good film, but unfortunate the ADHD part of this film was so shallow, only 2 viewpionts presented, "Ignorant child druggers" and "ADHD is fake"____
The brain is not so simple. Please read Breggins book before accepting his logic (mostly that since most ADHD research has influence from Pharma, ADHD does not exist)__
many with ADHD are not diagnosed as children, and unlike this movie would have you believe, the system has them for breakfast, big time.___
Then this movie craps on them too
apashipav 5 days ago
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apashipav 5 days ago
i don't get the outrage of kids being on adhd meds having anything to do with the public school system's oppressive nature & lack of proper education. it's a personal responsibility of the parents to make this decision, and yes it is a product of the school system that these medications are advised but we should know better than to blindly feed our kids mind changing drugs. what pisses me off more is vaccines being enforced in schools, where noncomplying students are charged with truancy
zeldafan248 1 month ago
Im in 8th grade, if we not go to school except Saturday and sunday our teachers go home to us to get us to go to school and if we not do what they say, they gonna say it to the police, SCHOOLS ARE PRISONS
dennisjonkristensen 4 months ago
There is nothing more toxic and detrimental to children then to force feed them an ancient jesus myth, death cult spun into fact and truth. If you do not like this fact then check out the statistics of societies that have removed the religious mind shackles. You will see there is a positive correlation on every level.
scotttebben 7 months ago
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close all public schools.. its wrong to rob people to fund the education of someone else's kid
longfootbuddy 1 year ago
I find that teachers treat children like vermin need to be eradicated, infesting the school. In Canada school was mostly a wast of time. When I was 15 I dropped out, got a job, saved up and in 2 years I went back to a private school. I finished 4 grades of high school in 2 years with a 92% average. The best thing parents can do for their kids is home school them. I have friends that joined several families together and formed a group home school system. It really works, the parents make it work.
XCritonX 1 year ago
I have an answer to that guy's question at the end. The fascists of USA and the world are training & making ready the children (next generation) to the way of life they will live in; it will no longer be democracy or any cracy. it will be a terrorist fascist psychopaths ruling nation and world.
candygir7 1 year ago
if you cooperate with a fascist terrorist satanic nation as USA, then you are crazy and do deserve drugs. most Americans are crazy & ignorant. Media & government are criminals & they cause all the crimes & problems of society.
candygir7 1 year ago
only in america. country of the free my ass
Danovio 1 year ago
ADHD-ers often have the most brilliant minds.
See the movie "Temple Grandin".
True story about the woman who revolutionized the US cattle industry.
rspawn 1 year ago
I was on Ritalin when I was young, and I still wasn't getting the best grades (Cs, mostly). My "doctor" suggested an experimental drug called Aderol to see if it would "help" me. That was the single most horrible month of my life. I had to take 2 pills a day, which made me obedient, but paranoid and scared when there's nothing to do. Luckily, my dad saw the bad effects and eased me off the drugs.
ilovewarships 1 year ago 2
Just saw it, Damn this stuff is horrible
ZeusPR 2 years ago
Absolutely. School did nothing for me. I have no skills. I was on Ritalin as a child--whatever skills I may have developed then, I never did because whenever the medicine was active, I had no drive to do anything but what people told me to do. No drive whatsoever--I didn't even have an appetite.
My niece is on Ritalin now. I hate it, I absolutely hate it. I want to shake her mother and ask her what the hell she thinks she's doing to that beautifully creative mind. She's an artist, that child...
MrSpellcheck 2 years ago 5
@MrSpellcheck a shame..
metooblueshoes 2 years ago
I grew up on the abyss just before Ritalin. I was told I was not normal, had attention deficit, etc. My drive remained and I accomplished my dreams and now I have given back year after year for kids who have been treated as out casts. I think you can, too. Because of your experience. I believe you can change the future.
truvelocity 2 years ago 2
...Perhaps you are right. Perhaps I can use my experiences to the benefit of myself and others. Nothing will be accomplished sitting here and lamenting. Thank you, truvelocity.
MrSpellcheck 2 years ago
Fantastic every time.
Thank you, Jonathon.
bored2tearz 2 years ago
The USA overall is just fuct-up. Rather spend money on things that kill people, than help people.
Intransitman 2 years ago 6
I'm with you on the prison atmosphere and oppression stuff, to a degree. Less with you on the meds. I would agree they're over-prescribed, but ADHD is a real psychological disorder. You/the movie sound like those guys who say, "Depression? You're taking meds because you're sad?" But perhaps treatment should be rethought, and more focus placed on determining the needs of individual children instead of automatically prescribing stimulants (good doctors do this now).
magicshoemonkey 2 years ago
I think ADHD is real, but the numbers are probably tiny. The movie points out that in all of France, there are only about 4,000 kids on Ritalin, compared to 4 million in the US. I also think a tiny number of people are depressed due to chemical imbalances, but anti-depressants are also way overprescribed and only deal with the symptoms, not the root causes, of most people's depression.
jsjkim 2 years ago 2
I may have read more into your and the films comments than was warranted. I would think that while the US does over-prescribe ADHD meds, it's possible that they are being under-prescribed in Europe. Regarding the root causes, though, usually counseling is a major part of any treatment plan for depression or ADHD, unless the doctor (or patient/guardian) is incompetent.
Still, good video. The problems with the American education system are numerous and multifaceted.
magicshoemonkey 2 years ago
ADHD is not a real disease. It has no biological basis and is diagnosed solely on observation. That is not science, my friend, that is profiteering by the goddam pharmecutical companies whose obligations are not to the institution of medicine, but rather solely to their shareholders.
michaelencarnacion 2 years ago