1. “ADHD isn’t real. Why don’t we just let kids be kids?”
2. “Everybody has a little ADHD. It isn’t a big deal.”
3. “ADHD is too quickly and too frequently diagnosed.”
4. “If you would just try a little harder, you would do better.”
5. “He (or she) is just lazy.”
6. “People use ADHD as an excuse for bad behavior.”
7. “That child just needs more discipline.”
8. “ADHD is caused by poor parenting.”
9. “Students with ADHD who receive special accommodations have unfair advantages.”
10. “ADHD in females is less severe than ADHD in males.”
Read the complete article at About.com
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Don’t say these to the mother of a child with ADHD either. Grrrrrr! And to these I would add, 11. “Stop feeding him sugar”….or….”It’s probably just a food allergy.”
