I'm sorry that you've had negative consequences from ADHD.

I'm just saying, along with the author of the article 'In Praise of ADHD', that we shouldn't just label it a disorder if there are positive aspects of it as well. Our society needs to learn how to value creative individuals, and not try to get them to submit to authority.

Please understand that I didn't mean to insult you; I didn't mean to say that your struggle is not real. I just don't think its right to administer amphetamine to kids in order to 'fix' them.

Why the scare quotes around "fix"?

People have clearly described the severe life limiting impairment caused by ADHD, and these have fuck all to do with "submitting to authority".

People with ADHD are more likely to have a drug or alcohol addiction; less likely to complete education; less likely to have a job; more likely to die in accidents; more likely to die by suicide.

Taking medication is a small price to pay to fix that.

Scare quotes because giving amphetamines to a kid and making them feel like they are flawed might actually lower their self esteem and condition them towards substance abuse instead of solving the problem, which is a greater need for inner discipline to overcome their condition.

I think you got this completely wrong.

AFAIK giving kids help, either medicines or otherwise makes kids lives better and reduces the risk of "self-medication".