Guest editorial by Mental Health Activist and Executive Director of Citizens Commission on Human Rights Laurie Anspach and mother and Human Rights Advocate, Linda Averett
The word “science” is defined as a branch of knowledge or study dealing with a body of facts or truths systematically arranged and showing the operation of general laws. In 2008, the American Heart Association (AHA) made a "scientific statement" regarding cardiovascular monitoring of children with heart disease who are on stimulant drugs for ADHD.
To base the entire AHA statement on the premise that ADHD exists serves only to forward a false concept, not fact or truth. Therefore it leaves the public in the dark about what they really need to know in order to make informed decisions regarding the psychiatric drugs that are used for this and other diagnoses. The Associated Press reported that "about 2.5 million American children and 1.5 million adults take medication for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, according to government estimates".
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