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Yeah, Pete, you’re right. I should have deleted Dr. Barkley’s coordinates. I just cut and pasted the whole thing. Unfortunately, after an hour or so has passed, the forum software won’t let me “alter or amend” my comment/post. Oops.
On the merits of Barkley’s research: I don’t believe he’s said there’s “no peer-reviewed scientific study that analyzes the benefits of ADD.” I believe he has stated that there HAS BEEN (considerable) research that has looked for benefits and found them lacking—if not explicitly in his statement above, then certainly in his other published material. This is the “gospel” he preaches. Now, many of you may disagree, but he claims to have voluminous research on his side. That’s why I wish somebody better qualified than we would weigh in on this—to confirm or challenge.
All of our notions are based on personal experience or anecdotal evidence. But that has its obvious limits. I think it’s always interesting to see what other ADDers think about this, that, and the other. But I was hoping we could get some heavy hitters to weigh in on this particular subject. I’m not trying to change anybody’s mind—that, I suspect, would be a fool’s errand. I’m just interested in what the experts have to say. I admit I find Dr. Barkley’s opinions to be very compelling, but that doesn’t mean I don’t also find those opinions to be extremely disturbing.
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