So does ADHD really exist? An expert says hyperactivity is just lively children stifled by TV and inactivity - but a mother disagrees.

From: The Daily Mail (London, England) | Date: July 29, 2003 | Copyright information

NO

says Prof Priscilla Alderson

PRISCILLA ALDERSON is Professor of Childhood Studies at the Institute of Education, University of London.

THE number of children said to have Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) continues to soar. More than one in 20 schoolage children have been diagnosed with ADHD, and by 2007, some experts predict that one in seven schoolchildren will be on mood-altering pills - such as the infamous Ritalin - to con...

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