ADHD is nothing to joke about

Re Six Chix Cartoon, Sept. 19 It is unfortunate that there is still this level of ignorance with respect to the very real diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD.

It is even more unfortunate that many children with ADHD read the comics and have been further subjected to this ignorance by being told their disorder is not “real.”

Nearly every mainstream medical, psychological and educational organization in North America long ago concluded that ADHD is a real brain-based medical disorder notwithstanding the many shortcomings of our educational system. Craig Cameron, Whitby