https://www.facebook.com/MattWalshBlog/posts/pfbid0232HsFFzLfASbYpVxdS5CM1Y8qMJywVrLu5GGZpcmXBremAFPEdAv5xtBabqdpM3FlAt the risk of angering everyone who chants “correlation doesn’t equal causation” like it’s sacred scripture, here’s some data worth considering. From 1980 to 2020, the share of male teachers in elementary and middle schools dropped by half. Men have mostly stopped teaching young kids. At the same time, ADHD diagnoses exploded. Millions of boys are now said to suffer from this condition, and prescriptions for drugs like Ritalin and Adderall have skyrocketed—especially for boys between the ages of 10 to 14.
For decades, we’ve been told this is all just a coincidence. As men leave the classroom and women replace them, we’re not supposed to think that might affect how boys are treated. The truth, we’re told, isn’t that a feminized education system punishes normal male behavior. It’s not that schools can’t teach boys anymore, or that teachers have lost control of classrooms thanks to smartphones and distractions. No—according to the experts, boys have simply developed a psychological disorder. One that can’t be identified through any objective test, gene, or pathogen. But we’re assured it’s real, and the solution is to put kids on speed.
I’ve said for over a decade that the science behind ADHD isn’t just flawed—it’s a joke. One study from the University of Central Florida showed a child two videos: a math lecture and the pod-racing scene from Star Wars. The child fidgeted during math but paid attention during the action scene. This was treated as a breakthrough, published in the Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology. The school even issued a press release announcing their great discovery: “ADHD Kids Can Be Still – If They’re Not Straining Their Brains.”
What they really discovered was boredom. That’s it. It’s like announcing a mental illness because kids like ice cream more than broccoli, or Christmas more than chores. Multiply that kind of nonsense by ten million and you’ve got ADHD research. It’s all junk. We’ve waited years for the moment when the medical establishment and media finally admit it—and this week, belatedly, that moment has started to arrive.
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