There is no doubt that ADD and ADHD are real medical conditions as delineated in the DSM V, however, there are specific criteria to be met and testing required to determine those criteria. A questionnaire and/or a 2 minute visit is not sufficient. A problem will always arise when "cookie cutter" medicine is applied. Careful evaluation should be standard for any diagnosis, but in this day and age of assembly line medicine, that isn't done. No one questions Doctors anymore unless at a malpractice trial. Doctors should ALWAYS be challenged, that is best for them, as well as the patient. Any Doctor who reacts badly to being challenged needs to hang up their stethoscope for another hobby.

I guess this is what happens when we have a dick-ta-tor in the ghetto on the Potomac Eh?
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Obama to use pen to change overtime pay
By Associated Press March 12, 2014 12:26 pm

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will direct the Labor Department to strengthen overtime pay protections for millions of workers, a White House official said.

The directive is meant to help salaried workers, such as fast-food shift supervisors or convenience store managers, who may be expected to work more than 40 hours a week without receiving overtime pay. The proposed change is part of Obama's effort to focus on closing the gap between the wealthy and the poor, which also includes a call to raise the federal minimum wage from $7.25 per hour to $10.19.

The proposal is likely to be met with opposition from some Republicans and members of the business community who say the private sector should have flexibility in setting wages.

Under the new changes Obama is seeking, the Labor Department could raise the pay threshold for workers covered by overtime rules. Currently, salaried workers who make more than $455 per week are exempt from overtime.

California and New York have set higher thresholds of $640 and $600 a week respectively, the White House official said.

Obama is expected to announce the proposed regulation changes on Thursday. The announcement is part of his self-described "year of action," a series of economy-focused executive decisions that don't require congressional approval.

The White House official said Obama is authorized to take this action on this own under the Fair Labors Standards Act, which Congress passed in 1938. The proposed changes will be subject to public comment before the Labor Department can start implementing the final rule.

The move was first reported by The New York Times. The official confirmed the announcement on condition of anonymity because the official was not authorized to discuss the directive on the record before the president's announcement.

Answers:
1. No. Had I hired him I would have had to hire an account to make sure that I paid all the payroll taxes, FICA, State and federal unemployment, state and federal workers comp, etc. and a lawyer to make sure that I didn't violate one or more of dozens of state, federal and local labor laws. Then after all that the AFL-CIO would be there petitioning for a NLRB union e******n. Then the EEOC would be there to make sure that I hired someone from at least one minority group. Don't forget the EPA's coming by to make sure that I don't pull an "endangered" type of plant or disturb the habitat of a rare bug of some kind.
Beside all that, I like pulling my own weeds.

2. Answer to no. 1 above makes no, 2 irrelevant.

3. See answer no. 2.

After some reconsideration, cold iron's conclusion was incorrect. The girl did not become a Republican, notice that she is perfectly willing to "help the homeless" as long as she can do it with other peoples money, she is willing to have the homeless guy get a job, but she is not willing to put out the effort or get her own hands dirty to help him. Typical liberal philosophy, take from the productive and give it to the unproductive while keeping half to cover their expenses.

When I was in school, you never heard of the word ADDH.I, for one, do not believes it exists. What you have is an antsy kid who wont sit in a chair long enough because he knows there are no consequences for him/ Back when I was in school, it was only the boys (thank God) that got the licks. And that, my friend, will calm anyone down. We all have this deal now that is not "politically correct"to spank your child. The bible says Spare the rod and spoil the child--or something to that effect. I never had to give spankings ever to my 5 yr. old. All we told her was,"You're gonna get a pow-pow, and she calmed down. And when she kept getting out of her car seat in the backseat, when her step father would pull off of the road, you should have seen how quickly she shimmied back into her car seat.Now she is a 21 yr old college student and has her boyfriend of 5 yrs living in the next room with Dad on the couch. He must of took it to heart because I always told him that "when a man lives with you, he pays the bills, hence her father gets $200.00/month in rent from him. But have 2 BA's one in Education and the other in History with a field minor in Historical Research. But in order for me to count 5 and 13, I have to use my fingers!Hannah, my daughter, writes mathematical sentences on the board! She wanted to be in Culinary school, and I knew it would be not to her liking when she had to take hotel/motel management and I was right. She is now taking anatomy, physics, Calculus and Chemistry and also Geology and she is making "A." Me, I though I could get out of chemistry by taking Geology, bad deal, my only sciences I passes what astronomy. But I am worried because she seems not to want to take her core courses, like Spanish (because she had a bad experience with it in high school,and she needs to start taking her government and Texas History that is a must for a two year Associates degree and that ain't nothing. She needs to go to school for at least 4 yrs. but I don't want to run her life, I only want to watch her grow! I was denied that when her father took her away from me at the age of 5. We just got back together again when she was 21. And I have to say, her father is a real slouch. I don't ever see how he raised such a great kid.She even built her own care from the ground up. she has a Cutlass Supreme 1974 and she wanted some headers so I am taking them over to her today, although she is in Eagle Pass with her boyfriend's family. You never get over the loss of a child. Now he is being oh so kind to me and his opinion and personality toward me is so, so nice. Well, my current boyfriend of 14 yrs. I can't get married or I will lose my widow's benefits, says he wants me back. All the times on my knees like a mad woman praying for revenge. Well, if it true, this would be the best revenge of all! Sorry for all of the talking out of the side of my head. Live Love from the great Republic of Texas!

Sorry you had to experience all that. I am sure it was very traumatic. Nonetheless, many of us do read and do look at videos from 9/ll. There are so many things from the official government version that just do not pass the "smell" test.

To this day I have never heard a good explanation as to what really happened to WTC7, the third tower to collapse into its own footprint that day. WTC7 collapsed late in the afternoon of 9/11. You can go online and google videos of the collapse. In what alternate universe do buildings neatly collapse into their own footprint without a planned controlled demolition.

WTC7 was hit by..........nothing. Its the elephant in the room that neither Republican nor Democratic politicians in D.C. will talk about.