Katie Hopkins slams mothers of children with ADHD: “It’s a label bad mums wear to excuse poor parenting”

Katie Hopkins has launched an attack on mothers of children with ADHD, saying it's just "an excuse" for poor parenting

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by Kayleigh Dray |
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Katie Hopkins has, once again, caused outrage on Twitter after slamming the mothers of children with ADHD.

She tweeted: "Another expert comes out to say ADHD is not a diagnosis. It is a fabrication. The flood gates are open. Poor mothering is not a condition."

She later added: "ADHD is a label bad mums like to wear to excuse their poor parenting skills. A bottle of rattling pills is not the cure."

Her comments (naturally) attracted criticism on Twitter, with one user accusing her of "medicating" her own children - along with a less than flattering shot of the rent-a-gob with her family.

Katie was referring to a recent report by Dr Bruce Perry, a neuroscientist at the ChildTrauma Academy in Houston, Texas, who said that ADHD is not a real disease.

He said: "It is best thought of as a description . . . any one of us at any given time would fit at least a couple of those criteria."

He said ADHD was a label for a set of symptoms, adding: "It’s a description rather than a real disease."

The doctor, considered by some to be "the best in his field", added that medication is NOT the answer for children, saying: "Taking a medication influences systems in ways we don’t always understand."

He added that other therapies, such as yoga or playing the drums, can be as effective as medication.

Do you agree - should parents stop medicating children who display signs of ADHD?

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