So many out there with these problems... it is so painful to see. I am actually writing an article about the extremeties in the adult world of ADHD. About the ADHD kids that were never seen, either because they were ADD, or because they were at a bad school and had bad parents. They grew up knowing they were different but not what, and no one cared. It aches a bit when I read your posts, my patients and my article were the extremes, what about all those in between? I met so many, and it was probably just the top of the iceberg. The little top that is visible because their problems kick them out on the wrong side of the law. If I had a dollar for everytime I felt like shaking a nurse or a guard in the prison I worked in and shout: you MUST understand that you can't compare this person with your perfect child! You MUST understand that they really really do have a problem and the LAW require that they get help.

I hope you understand that I don't mean to say (or even ask if) that any of you have done criminal act. I just wonder how many painful stories is it out there that are underneath the visible surface? It's almost scary to think of how many victims it is affected of this thing.