Mental Handcuffs – A Kid’s View of ADHD Medications

<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="248" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/Bq1iXU1WoTk" width="440"></iframe><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">'‘<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bq1iXU1WoTk" target="_blank">Minimum Max’</a>, a short film created by high school student Josh Ovalle, presents the viewer with a modern day dilemma that many kids are faced with. In an educational system that demands <a href="http://www.wakingtimes.com/2012/11/23/the-psychology-of-tyranny-vs-nature-of-conformity/" title="The Psychology of Tyranny vs. the Nature of Conformity">conformity and uniformity</a>, being labelled ‘below average’ exposes a child to increased time at school with tutors, a more rigorous daily schedule, and the stigma of being lesser than the other kids. In addition to the extra work involved, many ‘below average’ or unmanageable kids are diagnosed as having <a href="http://www.wakingtimes.com/2013/07/11/childrens-adhd-prescriptions-increase-nine-fold-ages-three-and-up/" target="_blank" title="Children’s ADHD Prescriptions Increase Nine-fold, Ages Three and Up">ADD or ADHD</a> and are put on mind-altering medications as a means of correcting their behavior and inducing conformity.'</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Read <a href="http://www.wakingtimes.com/2014/01/02/mental-handcuffs-kids-view-adhd-medications/">more... </a></span>

Mental Handcuffs – A Kid’s View of ADHD Medications

'‘ Minimum Max’ , a short film created by high school student Josh Ovalle, presents the viewer with a modern day dilemma that many kid...

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