[Nedusa]

ADHD, Tourettes,ODD, OCD, Autism, Aspergers, Dyslexia are just a few of the disorders that seem to have exploded in numbers among adolescents.

Is it any wonder most are unhappy or depressed if they have to put up with any of the above.

In fact is it not strange just how many youngsters now seem to be afflicted by these disorders to one degree or another.Maybe there is more pollution in the air than we know or the food we buy now is not as healthy as we may think.

Either way I don't remember hardly any children in my youth being affected by all these disorders.

Food for thought ??

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Nedusa

ADHD, Tourettes,ODD, OCD, Autism, Aspergers, Dyslexia are just a few of the disorders that seem to have exploded in numbers among adolescents.

Is it any wonder most are unhappy or depressed if they have to put up with any of the above.

In fact is it not strange just how many youngsters now seem to be afflicted by these disorders to one degree or another.Maybe there is more pollution in the air than we know or the food we buy now is not as healthy as we may think.

Either way I don't remember hardly any children in my youth being affected by all these disorders.

Food for thought ??

Most of those conditions only got a name in recent years though so maybe the kids that may have had those conditions years ago were just written off as troublesome or stupid

[Ammi]

..there was a time back in the day Nedusa when females were sent to asylums to spend their days because they suffered from PMT/Post Natal Depression etc ...it just was thought to be 'madness' instead but these things have always existed...

[Nedusa]

Originally Posted by Ammi

..there was a time back in the day Nedusa when females were sent to asylums to spend their days because they suffered from PMT/Post Natal Depression etc ...it just was thought to be 'madness' instead but these things have always existed...

I take your point that a lot of these disorders were not known about or identified but still there does seem almost like an explosion of these disorders in recent years affecting younger people mainly.

Not sure why perhaps it does have something to do with the lack of resistance to dirt,germs etc perhaps this ties in with the rise in childhood allergies from nuts to pollen etc

Either way children now have a dizzying array of ailments and disorders to choose from. I certainly think this adds to the general level of unhappiness felt by this current generation.