tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789515854942440667.post8190882675872330320..comments2024-01-29T09:52:55.934-05:00Comments on The ADHD Blog: Media's Rush to Publish Can Mislead ParentsThe ADHD Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03283319351468904913noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789515854942440667.post-87234906549507051382009-06-12T20:14:11.495-05:002009-06-12T20:14:11.495-05:00Thanks for setting the record straight, especially...Thanks for setting the record straight, especially on this point: <br /><br />"The MTA study did not conclude that treatments were ineffective; merely that over time, when they no longer receive systematic research-based intervention, participating children continued to have significant problems."<br /><br />Emphasis on "when they no longer receive systematic research-based intervention." Meaning, the average care by the average physician, which I can assure you is too often shockingly slapdash and slipshod.<br /><br />As for the media being in a rush to publish, I'm afraid we have some alleged scientists to blame for that as well. The media is always looking for the new, contrarian angle, and some grandstanding academics seem only too ready to do so. Why they would choose personal aggrandizement and publicity over sharing information that will do the most good is beyond me. But it is deplorable.<br /><br />Of course, there are other scientists who mean well, but are too focused on the narrow picture. They also probably forget that, when they talk to the media, they are not talking to their learned colleagues who will put the information in context. That is extremely unfortunate.Gina Perahttp://www.adhdrollercoaster.orgnoreply@blogger.com