Thousands of Toddlers Are Medicated for A.D.H.D., Report Finds, Raising Worries
ATLANTA — More than 10,000 American toddlers 2 or 3 years old are being medicated for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder outside established pediatric guidelines, according to data presented on Friday by an official at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The report, which found that toddlers covered by Medicaid are particularly prone to be put on medication such as Ritalin and Adderall, is among the first efforts to gauge the diagnosis of A.D.H.D. in children below age 4. Doctors at the Georgia Mental Health Forum at the Carter Center in Atlanta, where the data was presented, as well as several outside experts strongly criticized the use of medication in so many children that young.
Why in the fuck are 2 and three year olds being given medication for ADHD? Seriously if you can’t handle having a kid don’t fucking have one. Drugging up your children for being just that, a child. Fucking despicable.
I’m a grown ass woman and I barely like to take my adderall but I need it.
But for children this young? Sick. A child doesn’t reach the “age of reason” until 7. What can you really expect from a child of 2 or 3? Sad.
Thousands of Toddlers Are Medicated for A.D.H.D., Report Finds, Raising Worries