By the way, I am not entirely against medications. But I don't think they should be used just to get A's or to make up for a boring class. Anyway, that was the beginning of my obsession with writing Born To Explore. The idea that some kids were being medicated just to get better grades was too much. I got lots of C's.
Many adults have complete faith in doctors.
I decided to write down my views in a webpage, and maybe some of those parents would see that their kid might not be sick after all. I realized my son would be going to school in a cultural climate that would stigmatize him with a brain defect, and with no solid scientific reasoning to back it up. So I dove into this project with my son and his peers in mind. Professionals researching ADD have done their research within increasingly narrow fields, with the result being tunnel vision. It may take others with a wider perspective to synthesize all the bits of information out there into something more meaningful.