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...Great advances in society have frequently come from the so-called misfits. Where will such ideas be found in the world of Ritalin?" MICHAEL M. MAKIEVE Alamo, Calif...
...KIDS AND RITALIN...
Your article on Ritalin as the wonder drug for the hyper child is not only scary but also sad [THE AGE OF RITALIN, Nov. 30]. Throughout my successful academic years, I was surrounded by a variety of students, many of whom were deemed hyperactive at a young age but each of whom managed to get into a top college. Strict parental discipline was the daily medication: no TV, no video games. I do believe there are children who have problems that require drug intervention, but forcing children to be dependent on a drug to regulate their behavior merely reflects society...
...William Sears and Lynda Thompson, authors of The A.D.D. Book (Little, Brown), believe Ritalin can be helpful but urge parents to explore behavior-modification strategies such as neurofeedback. "Medication is never the only answer," they write. "Nor is it a cure." In mid-December, Hazelden/Rosen will be publishing Ritalin: Its Use and Abuse, a guidebook for teenagers. The author, Eileen Beal, writes that Ritalin can be quite helpful, but that there are problems that go with the territory, such as the pressure to share the medicine with classmates...
...Attention Deficit Answer Book (Plume), Dr. Alan Wachtel writes that even when medication is warranted, Ritalin is not necessarily the best choice. Also, says Wachtel, there are "behavioral techniques" and "psychological interventions" to employ. In January, Norton will be publishing Ritalin Nation. The author, Richard DeGrandpre, argues that the demand for the drug is an unfortunate result of our speeded-up society. "We're not just moving through our lives faster," he writes. "We're also acquiring a heightened need for speed...