ADHD is an overused label because the diagnosis is based on subjective checklists. It tracks normal behaviors that we all exhibit. Kathy Whitbread, Ph.D. , is editor of The Inclusion Notebook. There are financial incentives for schools to label kids. More than 6 million children were labeled for special ed services.
States do even more .
Note that today Medicaid is a source of funding for special ed. Medicaid was not a factor in that 1991 study. HCFA has been clueless about the degree of ripoff. To see that question in cartoon form, click here. Or buy it with your credit card from our online Attitude Catalog.