Childhood is not a disease

Or we have a better understanding of what some children go through, and so know how to treat it better and help the child.

Glad my childhood was in the 90s

I just learned in University that there are countries (like in South america for example) where ADHD doesn't even excist. Those are just happy children. But we're looking at them, thinking: Woah, you're annoying the crap out of me. Aren't there any pills for that?

But I actually have adhd lol

nowadays everyone is all too happy to find an excuse to be labelled as mentally dysfunctional, as it excuses their behavior and makes them feel better about their shortcomings.

But also there are children who actually suffer from mental illnesses. For example, I, though not definable as a 'child' anymore, was diagnosed as having mild schizophrenia at a young age. If I don't or didn't take my medications, I'd go nuts and start talking to walls and ignoring people. Not everyone is overdiagnosing or jumping to conclusions or even being an attention seeker.

you dont know how incredibly offensive this is

This post is just complaining and not thinking

or on the flip side we have kids who actually did have bipolar and ADHD back then that weren't diagnosed and left to fall through the cracks. Goes both ways.

Don't tell the multitrillion medicine industry

Maybe they were just undiagnosed

Lol, daydreamer was what my teachers called me when I was in elementary school. I remember looking at the board and then I'm flying with Peter Pan or running around in the Neverending Story. I lost whole chunks of my day to daydreaming in school.