ADHD Children--What If There Really Isn’t Anything Wrong?

Robbie Raffino used to rise every day like most eight-year-olds. He'd wipe the sleepiness from his eyes, throw on shorts and shirt that don't match and eat cereal while watching cartoons.
But the innocence ended there. He'd swallow his Ritalin, hop on the school bus and enter a world where teachers, therapists and psychiatrists would try to “fix what is wrong” with him.
Children like Robbie-who have tremendous energy, don't respond to classroom lectures, prefer independent work and are natural leaders-are often diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
Unfortunately, most “experts” begin with the premise that these children suffer from a disorder, meaning an “abnormal” functioning of the brain. This flawed premise leads to a natur View the rest of this article