Warning: Danger!
If your child meets at least 8 of the following criteria for longer than 6 months, he will be considered hyperactive
(extract from The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), published by the American Psychiatric Association).
Fidgets with his hands or feet, or squirms in his seat
Has difficulty in remaining seated
Is easily distracted by outside stimuli
Has difficulty waiting for his turn while playing or in group situations
Answers questions before they are finished
Has difficulty in following instructions that are given to him
Has difficulty in keeping his attention on something
Switches between activities without finishing them
Has difficulty in playing quietly
Is overly talkative
Often interrupts others
Seems not to listen to what he is told
Often forgets his things
Is often involved in dangerous activities without being aware of their consequences
And if he is diagnosed as hyperactive he will be prescribed ritalin, the obedience pill, called “kiddy coke”, with disastrous effects. The chemical structure of methylphenidate, Ritalin, is that of phenylethylamine, which has pharmacological properties similar to those of amphetamins.
People will tell you that Ritalin will enable your child to focus better, etc. That might be true for the first weeks, as with any psychostimulant, but your child will be influenced by an amphetamine with all the associated disastrous secondary effects such as
Sleep disorders
Over stimulation
anorexia
psychoses (suicidal ideation, paranoia)
Tactile hallucinations, eg Itchiness of the extremities
Arterial hypertension, myocardial infarctus and pulmonary embolism
Pulmonary embolism. Amphetamines, even at therapeutic doses, are suspected of inducing of pulmonary arterial hypertension and respiratory depression
Acute renal failure
