Grantref, first of all, the "fuck off you ignorant prick" comment was totally out of line. If you cannot behave better you'll be banned from this forums. You owe a lot of people a lot of apologies for your outrageous behavior. What is with the huge "FUCK YOU. FUCK YOU ALL." ? Your behavior here actually starts to make the case for the opposition.

Secondly, anyone who has studied any of the DSMs know that they have become INCREASINGLY political in how they decide what goes in and what doesn't. I am no expert here, but my minor in college was psychology and my close friend and roommate in law school was a retired (read: fed up) drug abuse counsellor/therapist (majored in psychology, obviously). The DSM has been getting really out of whack over the last decade. I'm sure you are aware of this.

Third, the problem with ADHD and its ilk is that it is not being reserved for the most extreme cases. Any child that presents even the slightest challenges in (generally public) schools is getting hit with the ADHD label. Then the parents are commanded to medicate the child. In some states, there are efforts afoot to empower the state to require such medication when the state deems it necessary in order to attend school.