[Livia]

They delight in putting people with mental problems in the house. Anyone remember Shabaz? You didn't have to be a qualified practitioner to see that he had... issues.

[Abhorsen]

Originally Posted by Shasown

Pete has tourette syndrome while putting him in the house may have seemed to pander to the voyeur type viewer mentality his presence in the house did in fact highlight awareness of the syndrome, this was noticable by a marked increase in donations to not only specific tourette charities but also to general mental health charities.

You cannot compare Tourette syndrome to ADHD. If you knew anything about them (in real life not from what you read on the internet) you would know what you are saying is simply ridiculous.

Also, BB announced that Pete had Tourette Syndrome, including to the other HMs. Several Tourette charities were actually against Pete being in the house at the time - it was in the mainstream press for example! Using *highlighting awareness* is the oldest trick in the book for TV producers using certain people for entertainment - channel 4 and channel 5 do it all the time, including their poor excuses for so called documentaries about children with deformed limbs and drunk kids.

You don't raise awareness about mental illness or disability through using those people as entertainment in reality shows. If Channel 4 are serious about really raising awareness about Tourette syndrome why not have a news reader or serious presenter with Tourette syndrome?

[Abhorsen]

Originally Posted by Livia

They delight in putting people with mental problems in the house. Anyone remember Shabaz? You didn't have to be a qualified practitioner to see that he had... issues.

Exactly, that is what they do, because it makes people watch, like televising car crashes.

It is exploitation and nothing else.

[Livia]

Originally Posted by Abhorsen

Exactly, that is what they do, because it makes people watch, like televising car crashes.

It is exploitation and nothing else.

I agree. I remember being horrified watching Shabaz's meltdown. The thing I remember most is Nikki saying "let's throw his clothes into the pool, that'll hurt him more". It was like bear-bating. Very cynical and exploitative.

[astrozombiee]

Omd, I think I have ADHD. Mind you, I had a pyschiatrist mostt of my childhood so wouildnt they of guessed?
But Sam doesn't have ADHD cos' you have to pass mental health tests and stuff to get on the show. He's just like a cool hyper teen ;D ♥

[30stone]

He looks like he has mild ADHD, is what my mate has.

[wilful_woodpecker]

Originally Posted by BB_Eye

Isn't that what everyone says abouit ADHD?

not when you've lived with it for 26 years ...

[Kazanne]

Sam said tonight he had it

[boomoo]

Originally Posted by InOne

Made a thread on this earlier. It looks likely, definitely undiganosed though.

It is not undiagnosed he said he adhd to Mario who said he was the same.

[InOne]

Originally Posted by boomoo

It is not undiagnosed he said he adhd to Mario who said he was the same.

Ahhh didn't know he'd said it.

[boomoo]

Originally Posted by Shasown

Indeed, before the modern day experts defined ADD/ADHD the best treatment appeared to be a smacked arse every once in a while. Apparently it rebalances the hormones and chemicals in the brain that need it.

As does and open door and child pushed outside to entertain itself. There was never a child in any of any of my 14 years of school who could not sit still and silently in school. So what changed.

The evidence is growing that infants are seated too long in front of screens having their brains flooded with adrenaline and no activity to get rid of it.

[InOne]

Originally Posted by astrozombiee

Omd, I think I have ADHD. Mind you, I had a pyschiatrist mostt of my childhood so wouildnt they of guessed?
But Sam doesn't have ADHD cos' you have to pass mental health tests and stuff to get on the show. He's just like a cool hyper teen ;D ♥

It's hard to diagnose of often quite hard to tell if you have it. You can't 'think' you have ADHD.

[Shasown]

Originally Posted by Abhorsen

Well, it certainly didn't make you an expert, you don't even know the difference between aspergers and ADHD. LOL.

If you actually read the thread you will see I said he probably had ADHD not aspergers.

Originally Posted by Abhorsen

I can tell you for a fact that you are wrong about that.

Yeah I am sure you can.......

Originally Posted by Abhorsen

What has E211 got to do with this thread and ADHD? WTF?

I referenced your other thread where you had claimed it had sent Sam a bit high, a claim based on what? Nothing!!!!

Originally Posted by Abhorsen

You cannot compare Tourette syndrome to ADHD. If you knew anything about them (in real life not from what you read on the internet) you would know what you are saying is simply ridiculous.
?

Actually I didnt compare one to the other, if you got your head out of your a**e you would see I responded to a point from another poster.

Originally Posted by Abhorsen

You don't raise awareness about mental illness or disability through using those people as entertainment in reality shows. If Channel 4 are serious about really raising awareness about Tourette syndrome why not have a news reader or serious presenter with Tourette syndrome?

I didnt say that was the intent, I stated that was a result whether anticipated or not, it happened, thats documented fact.

Keep taking your meds mate. If the irrational anger gets too much breath deeply and turn the computer OFF!