# ADD/ADHD **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Off Topic\ **Created:** [May 12, 2010, 8:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/add-adhd/252072 "2010-05-12T08:57:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 10
**Author:** ![h0twh3els](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/h0twh3els/32/6615_2.png) [@h0twh3els](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/h0twh3els)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2010, 10:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/add-adhd/252072/10 "2010-05-12T10:36:15Z")
> [@Amherst PoPo looking for someone...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/amherst-popo-looking-for-someone/31879/3): > > I don’t wanna offend Chris or anyone else…but I do feel like SOME (keyword) people do use ‘ADD’ or ‘ADHD’ to their advantage. It’s funny because when I was growing up, ADD didn’t exist. Only in like 10th grade did it become a ‘thing’. I feel like some parents just use it as an excuse for their kid being unruly or whatever else have you. Slap him upside the head and tell him to STFU and do what he’s told. Kids here in the US are coddled way too much. Bro… What do you mean “when I was growing up, ADD didn’t exist”… These are the types of posts that get you bad rep. When I was growing up (and I’m 4+ yrs older than you) ADD, ADHD was always a topic of discussion. I don’t have it, but I have friends who DID have it when they were kids. Unfortunately slapping kids with ADD, or ADHD doesn’t work. Do some research before posting foolish things. OP and offroad, glad to see you guys recognized you had a problem and are taking the right steps to improve the quality of your life. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/add-adhd/252072)._