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Does ADHD Exist?

The Leonard Lopate Show | Feb 17, 2014

Behavioral neurologist Dr. Richard Saul argues that ADHD, one of the fastest growing and widely diagnosed conditions, is not a condition on its own, but is a symptom complex caused by over 20 separate conditions, from poor eyesight to bipolar disorder to depression, each of which requires its own specific treatment. He's the author of ADHD Does Not Exist: The Truth About Attention Deficit and Hyperactive Disorder. 

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