Tejano Tribune April 9, 2014
Opinion
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Fictitious or not, ADHD is very real to me Voices around campus My Silver Lining
Tamara Harmanson
Recently people have been saying that Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) doesn’t exist, it’s a made up thing. Teachers just can’t cope with fidgety kids in class or that it’s a conspiracy for the pharmaceutical industry to sell Ritalin. Inventor of ADHD, psychiatrist Leon Eisenberg, said before his death in his last interview that “ADHD is a prime example of a fictitious disease.” Have all ADHD patients been labeled for no reason? Parents and teachers have demanded that their
children and students take the proper medication for ADHD. It was always an easy solution, but were they learning anything from doing that? Saying ADHD is a conspiracy by the pharmaceuticals company to sell Ritalin is just too easy. In this situation I agree but then disagree that ADHD is made up. Those who suffer from ADHD have real problems and with each case the different problems vary. Where does that leave these children who are currently labeled as ADHD? In America 9 percent of children are labeled ADHD every year. Where as in France it is only 5 percent. What could be the causes for the difference? In France when treating a child with ADHD they take a different approach, like spending extra time
in therapy rather than just upping the pill dosage. The French also take a look at the nutritional end of it. Not too long ago a study, by Sara Novak, came out saying that food is the cause for 64 percent of all children with ADHD. The symptoms in the children improved with the dietary changes. That doesn’t necessarily mean just junk food. Maybe you don’t even feed your kids junk food, and they still act like they are not in the right mind or extra energetic. It’s because a food that is perfectly okay for one person may cause hyperactivity in another, an example of this is gluten. The way you can find out if your children have these food sensitivities is to do food sensitivity testing, which is different than regular allergy testing.
So if ADHD is made up how is that symptoms can improve with dietary changes? Possibly because the disorder may be made up but the symptoms are real. Blurting out answers, not waiting their turn, being easily distracted, or forgetful in daily activities, are all symptoms. It is the way that all the ADHD symptoms are grouped together and labeled as one distinct psychiatric disorder that seems like the made up part to me. We need to look at the underlying causes of all these individual symptoms and address those needs specifically. I see that there is a problem with children who are considered to have ADHD, but just maybe not the problem doctors have been giving us for years.
Compiled by Denisse Franco Tejano Tribune
The American Psychiatric Association labels taking selfies as an addiction. Do you agree?
Evelyn Quiñones Nursing
I strongly disagree with that. I consider a selfie a thing us, as teenagers, do. I take a selfie probably once a day. As I said, I don’t think it’s an addiction. Some people just like to take pictures or maybe they’re just conceited. Ivan Castillo Accounting
I personally take a lot of selfies, but not around people. I find it embarrassing. I see people taking selfies in stores and I think it is awkward. I also take a lot of pictures with people as well. I consider it a type of journal, but I just take selfies when I’m alone and I don’t upload them instantly like other people that upload every single picture they take.
Anti-gun senator arrested for trafficking weapons: hypocrisy at its finest Shane Brandt Daily Cougar
(UWIRE) University of Houston - Last week, California State Sen. Leland Yee was arrested by the FBI on suspicion of weapons trafficking. Yee, who was a frontrunner for secretary of state, has now been suspended from the state’s Senate as well. Yee, a longtime Democrat known for his antigun stance, was arrested after allegedly offering to set up an arms deal for an undercover FBI agent who posed as an East Coast Mafia member. According to reports, he faces mul-
tiple corruption charges, and the FBI has audio evidence. Democratic legislators throughout the U.S. often express their adamant disdain for things like barrel shrouds and magazines — they usually end up confused on what they actually are — and claim banning such devices will curb gun crime in the States. While perhaps some measures need to be taken and can be taken to protect citizens from gun abuse, many have too easily voted away their rights to politicians like Yee. Many students in particular with concealed
handgun licenses are not allowed to exercise their rights to defense. Petroleum engineering junior Nehemiah Niccum said students should be allowed to carry weapons if they meet certain criteria. “I believe students should be allowed to carry on campus,” Niccum said. “After, of course, completion of a CHL course, as well as a background check.” I feel sympathetic for all students who worry about gun crime on campus, but what cannot be stressed enough is that those licensed to con-
cealed-carry are rarely guilty of violent crime. According to statistics from the Texas Department of Public Safety, CHL holders made up 0.1897 percent of crimes in Texas in 2012. Those responsible for school shootings are not CHL holders. Don’t let your right to defend yourself continue to be trampled by politicians who play the emotional appeal instead of the statistical one. Even if you are progun control, none of us should be happy with current attempts at reform. It’s time for students to start demanding change.
I don’t think they’re really an addiction. I rarely take them. I usually take them when I want to show off my outfit or makeup, but I generally don’t take them. I find it irritating when people update selfies almost every hour, but I don’t think it is addictive.
Laura Chavez Architecture
Yazzrell del Valle Public Relations
I completely agree. I think selfies are harmful for the self-esteem of people because it makes you think that if you don’t get enough likes, you will not be accepted by society. This a serious problem that is strongly affecting our youths. It is a necessity for people that do not have good self-esteem and only worry about what other people think of them.
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