Debate: Is the A.D.H.D. Diagnosis Helping or Hurting Kids?
Some say the criteria for medication and disability support is too subjective.

Claim: The A.D.H.D. diagnosis is helping kids
Reason: If ADHD children were undiagnosed and unmedicated, I do not believe they would succeed in school.
Warrant 0: most ADHD kids were already diagnosed
Warrant 1: some ADHD kids are undiagnosed
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: The A.D.H.D. diagnosis is helping kids
Reason: Diagnoses allowed teachers to provide enrichment lessons for the child instead of being disrupted by the child's inattention.
Warrant 0: children won't be allowed to continue interrupting under the guise of having a disease
Warrant 1: children will be allowed to continue interrupting under the guise of having a disease
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: The A.D.H.D. diagnosis is helping kids
Reason: If the ADHD children were undiagnosed and unmedicated, I do not believe they would succeed in school.
Warrant 0: problems and shortcomings don't get blamed on the diagnosis
Warrant 1: problems and shortcomings get blamed on the diagnosis and not properly worked on
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: The A.D.H.D. diagnosis is not helping kids
Reason: If ADHD children were undiagnosed and unmedicated, I do not believe they would succeed in school.
Warrant 0: most ADHD kids were already diagnosed
Warrant 1: some ADHD kids are undiagnosed
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: The A.D.H.D. diagnosis is not helping kids
Reason: Diagnoses allowed teachers to provide enrichment lessons for the child instead of being disrupted by the child's inattention.
Warrant 0: children won't be allowed to continue interrupting under the guise of having a disease
Warrant 1: children will be allowed to continue interrupting under the guise of having a disease
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: The A.D.H.D. diagnosis is not helping kids
Reason: If the ADHD children were undiagnosed and unmedicated, I do not believe they would succeed in school.
Warrant 0: problems and shortcomings don't get blamed on the diagnosis
Warrant 1: problems and shortcomings get blamed on the diagnosis and not properly worked on
Correct warrant: 1