I was searching for jobs on a website and I came across this job posting saying "5 yr old with ADHD needs babysitter" and it just really stumped me. How could a 5 year old be diagnosed ADHD? In my opinion that is just way way too young to be given such a diagnosis. It really highlights the overuse of mental diagnosis going on in our society today especially for young children and the over medication of those children. I mean 5 years old? ADHD? Come on! That's just ridiculous to me.
That kid is going to be labeled and medicated for the rest of their life.

It reminds me of my friend who was diagnosed with a mental illness at 4 years old! 4 years old, mentally ill! Just because she hated germs at school!

It's sad. They don't even give these kids a chance anymore. If I had a child and a doctor ever told me it had OCD or ADHD at such a young age, I would walk right out of that office and never return.

Unless a kid is being extremely violent and showing sadistic signs, then I have a very hard time believing a child under the age of 7 would have a mental illness of any sort while they're developing their personality and growing. I mean, show me a 5 year old with ADHD and a 5 year old who isn't diagnosed with anything, they probably behave the same way, bouncing off walls and having a two second attention span. It's unbelievable.