I'm going to go ahead and theorize something that's probably controversial and against every Psychology textbook out there.
ADD isn't a disease. It is an addiction to stimulation.
Should it be a wonder that no one had ever heard of ADD a hundred years ago, yet now it is so prevalent that as many as half of my friends claim to have it to some degree? And should it be a coincidence that this is happening in the most stimulating age in human history?
People need to take a break, so that they are capable of extracting meaning and pleasure from the simpler things in this world. They really do. It shouldn't be necessary for commercials to start off with a bang and a flash just to get your attention.
To test this theory, I'd like to see some Psychologist out there begin treating ADD children as if they were addicted to something, as opposed to them having a disease and needing to take Ritalin or another form of drug. I dare say this would be far more effective than what is already being tried.
Maybe I'm just some ignorant blogger who knows nothing about psychology or counselling, and doesn't care about all the poor little children. But you can't tell me this idea hasn't occurred to anyone.
"The people are the heroes now,
Behemoth pulls the peasant's plow."
(John Adams, from Nixon in China)
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