 ADHD may be defined as “developmentally inappropriate inattention and impassivity, with or without hyperactivity.” Using case studies of boys between the ages of 4 and 12 in Britain and the U.S., Kids on Pills explores the conflicting opinions of psychiatrists and psychologists regarding the use of Ritalin and whether the behavior displayed by children diagnosed with ADHD is caused by environmental factors or by a genuine brain disorder. Critical of the recent rush to diagnose ADHD in so-called problem children, the video asks what might be the long-term effects on people who take brain-altering medications such as Ritalin while they are young. (44 minutes)
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