Christmas_Kate
Well-Known Member
Three adults I know have ADHD. Number one, "Bill" is now 28 and as I said earlier, a heroin addict. I have known him for 26 years. As a child he would douse himself in petrol to see how it felt. yes, AND set himself alight. He was a child who terrified us, he would have the most unbelieveable rages and smash everything in sight.
One other adult I know has spent much of his life in and out of prison. His crimes were not for things such as stealing etc. Not the sort of person who would be a danger to you and I. His parents described him as 'crazy'.
The third has been an addict, but now is clean. He tried to join the army thinking it would help him, but they refused him on the grounds that he was a "cannon ready to explode". He sleeps for just 4 hours (at the most). His parents describe him as 'unmanageable'.
Out of all three the most common characteristic is that they all have a 'skill'. They are good with their hands, good with mechanics etc. Oh, and when they get a bee in their bonnet or an idea (no mater how crazy) NOTHING will stop them. Except marajuana, that seems to just help them quieten down a little.
Alot of people have jumped on the bandwagon..."oh, little Johnny's got ADHD/ADD". When infact it's a lack of parenting skills and Johnny is just a spoilt brat.
no, I don't think prison helps drug addicts, as a hugh percentage of them are actually dyslexic or have some sort of other behaviourable or learning difficulty.
Bring in proper education for those in those categories, bring in widely available and welcome drug rehab programmes, give them jobs. Britain might actually start to get somewhere instead of filling up prisons with young lads who could be so useful to the community.
One other adult I know has spent much of his life in and out of prison. His crimes were not for things such as stealing etc. Not the sort of person who would be a danger to you and I. His parents described him as 'crazy'.
The third has been an addict, but now is clean. He tried to join the army thinking it would help him, but they refused him on the grounds that he was a "cannon ready to explode". He sleeps for just 4 hours (at the most). His parents describe him as 'unmanageable'.
Out of all three the most common characteristic is that they all have a 'skill'. They are good with their hands, good with mechanics etc. Oh, and when they get a bee in their bonnet or an idea (no mater how crazy) NOTHING will stop them. Except marajuana, that seems to just help them quieten down a little.
Alot of people have jumped on the bandwagon..."oh, little Johnny's got ADHD/ADD". When infact it's a lack of parenting skills and Johnny is just a spoilt brat.
no, I don't think prison helps drug addicts, as a hugh percentage of them are actually dyslexic or have some sort of other behaviourable or learning difficulty.
Bring in proper education for those in those categories, bring in widely available and welcome drug rehab programmes, give them jobs. Britain might actually start to get somewhere instead of filling up prisons with young lads who could be so useful to the community.
