08/23/2026
THE ADHD CHECKLIST
โข Runs or climbs excessively in situations when it is not appropriate
โข Is often on the go
โข Acts as if driven by a motor
โข Blurts out answers
โข Is easily distracted
โข Loses pencils or toys
โข Often doesn't seem to listen
โข Often leaves his or her seat despite being told to sit still
To be perfectly clear โ 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.
๐๐๐๐จ๐ ๐๐ง๐ช๐๐จ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐๐จ๐จ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐จ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ช๐ก๐ ๐๐ ๐จ๐ช๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ค๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐๐ก ๐๐ค๐ง ๐๐๐ช๐จ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ฃ ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐จ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฎ๐๐๐ค๐ก๐ค๐๐๐๐๐ก ๐ค๐ง ๐ฅ๐๐ฎ๐จ๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐, ๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐จ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ก๐๐จ๐จ ๐ค๐ ๐๐ง๐ช๐๐จ ๐๐จ ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ก.
โWe do not have an independent, valid test for ADHD, and there is no data to indicate that ADHD is due to a brain malfunction.โ
โ National Institute of Health (NIH) Consensus Statement