Re: ADHD blamed for illegal drug use and crime

"Jasbird" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3282423.stm>
> Wednesday, 19 November, 2003, 02:46 GMT
>
> CPS plea on hyperactive juveniles
>
> By Sarah Sturdey
> BBC correspondent
>
> The number of young offenders with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
> Disorder (ADHD) is increasing, says the Crown Prosecution Service.
> Youth court solicitors are calling for more training to make sure
> juveniles with ADHD are treated fairly.

Seems a worthwhile thing to campaign for, but what about the ADHD kids who
cause disruption in their neighbourhood and end up causing their families to
be evicted? What on earth is the solution?  Easy to say that they deserve
punishment or deserve to be taken into care, but it seems a barbaric
solution.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/guardianpolitics/story/0,3605,1087400,00.html