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The Right Medicine
Well, it seems that you and I are the only normal people left, and I'm not so sure about you......
As this article explains, the new edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (the Bible of the American Psychiatric Association) plans to expand the number and scope of mental disorders to include such things as toddler tantrums and binge eating. The article refers to "three false epidemics" of attention deficit disorder, autism, and childhood bipolar disorders that have led to over-prescription of such drugs as Ritalin.
While it would be nice to be able to overcome kids' learning difficulties by giving them labels and magic pills, unfortunately reality seldom obliges. The truth is - the only way to overcome most learning difficulties is to work hard and teach well. It may sound boring, but it works!