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Ritalin and Adderall, an amphetamine, are commonly prescribed to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorders (ADHD), a range of conditions characterized by inattention, hyperactivity or impulsivity which afflict approximately 4 percent of adolescents, according to the National Institutes of Health...
...society it is still the case that mental disorders may be misunderstood, seen as frightening, belittled or treated as a moral taint rather than an illness. Such stigmatizing attitudes are entirely wrong. Modern science makes it quite clear that depression, anxiety disorders, eating disorders, ADHD, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and other mental disorders are diseases of the brain. Just like diabetes or heart disease, mental disorders have their roots in the interaction of genetic and non-genetic risk factors. Just like these other medical disorders, the symptoms reflect abnormal physiology—in the case of mental disorders, abnormal physiology...
...type II) is still a matter of contention. In addition, in the not very distant past, many young people with mental disorders might not have made it to Harvard or indeed any college because of academic and interpersonal difficulties. With the emergence of good treatments for depression, anxiety disorders, ADHD and other disorders, young people with these challenges are better able to live up to their potential, but may also continue to need services, especially at times of life transition like college. Finally, it may be that, in ways that we do not understand, the stresses of life are different...
...have taken two medications to treat my ADHD. From first through fifth grade, I took Ritalin, which was not very good for me. Ritalin took away my appetite completely, so I lost dramatic amounts of weight. My teachers had to inspect my lunch to see if I ate it! Now I take Adderall. It has worked for me, but it has taken so long to find the right dosage...
Feeling different from other kids has never been an issue for me. I just see myself as someone who has to have medicine to concentrate better. I will tell my friends straight off that I am ADHD; if they don't like that, well, then too bad. In eighth grade, we were given nicknames ("most likely's," actually) and mine was Miss Hyper! It didn't bother me. I think it showed my classmates are cool with it. My teachers are very accepting of my condition, but I find it difficult when a teacher does not know I am allowed...