[ScottWhigham]

For those who don't know Esquire, it's basically a supermarket tabloid-for-men style magazine. It's not a science mag, so for anyone to get too upset about it is, well, just not really smart. [0]

That said, the horrific FUD writing style is insulting. The comments by HN users - I can't even identify with the people here.

Now imagine that he is suffering like this because of a mistake... If you have a son in America, there is an alarming probability that this has happened or will happen to you.

Absolute bullshit. Total and utter crap. That does not happen. I have two ADHD kids and it was (a) my choice to take them to a doctor, (b) my choice of which doctor they went to, and (c) my choice as to whether there was a diagnosis of ADHD. It's farcical for me to read the opening paragraphs of this "article" and its presumption that doctors are evil and really just want to incorrectly diagnose kids. Atrocious.

[0] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esquire_%28magazine%29

[Camillo]

> (c) my choice as to whether there was a diagnosis of ADHD

Wait, what?

[ScottWhigham]

Did you not understand or did you have a legitimate follow-on question?

[Camillo]

It sounds like you specifically arranged things so that you got the diagnosis you wanted.