08/23/2026
THE ADHD CHECKLIST
• Runs or climbs excessively in situations when it is not appropriate
• Is often on the go
• Acts as if driven by a motor
• Blurts out answers
• Is easily distracted
• Loses pencils or toys
• Often doesn't seem to listen
• Often leaves his or her seat despite being told to sit still
To be perfectly clear — these are the checklist items for diagnosing a child with ADHD; a list of behaviors cited in the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM).
There are no blood tests, brain scans, chemical imbalance tests, X-rays or "genetic" markers to prove any child has a mental disorder requiring drugs to "treat" it. Moreover, the drugs prescribed to treat ADHD such as Ritalin, Concerta, Adderall, Vyvanse carry a black box warning for being addictive.
𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙚 𝙙𝙧𝙪𝙜𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙨 𝙎𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙙𝙪𝙡𝙚 𝙄𝙄 𝙨𝙪𝙗𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙝 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙖 𝙝𝙞𝙜𝙝 𝙥𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖𝙗𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙥𝙨𝙮𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙤𝙧 𝙥𝙝𝙮𝙨𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙙𝙚𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚, 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙙𝙧𝙪𝙜𝙨 𝙖𝙨 𝙊𝙭𝙮𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙁𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙡.
“We do not have an independent, valid test for ADHD, and there is no data to indicate that ADHD is due to a brain malfunction.”
— National Institute of Health (NIH) Consensus Statement
