Did you know that Einstein, one of the greatest geniuses of the last century, did not speak until he was 4 years old and did not read until he was seven. His teacher described him as “mentally slow, unsociable and adrift in his foolish dreams.” He was expelled and refused admittance to Zurich Polytechnic Institute. Today he would have been put on Ritalin. Thomas Edison’s teachers said he was too stupid to learn anything. Isaac Newton did very poorly in grade school. Opera singer Ernrico Caruso’s teacher said he had no voice at all and could not sing. Winston Churchill failed sixth grade. Beethoven handled the violin awkwardly and preferred playing his own compositions. His teacher called him a hopeless composer. Were these geniuses Ritalin candidates also? Ritalin is classified as a schedule II controlled substance, the same rating given to cocaine, opium and morphine. The side effects of Ritalin are numerous and severe. According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the side effects include stunting of growth, depression, insomnia, nervousness, skin rash, anorexia, nausea, dizziness, headaches, abdominal pain, blood pressure and pulse changes, and Tourette’s Syndrome (body tics, spasms, screaming obscenities, and barking sounds). What if Albert Einstein had been on Ritalin? There is a genius in all of us just trying to get out. Think about all the ideas, talent, strength and creativity we keep stored inside because we worry about what other people would say or think. Would put us down, call us unruly and tell us to grow up? Would put us on Ritalin to get us to conform to the norm? Is this what is happening to your child? To you?
Posted on: Wed, 03 Dec 2014 05:58:06 +0000
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