So let’s state it again. I’m pro medicine. I’m pro science. I’ve never told anyone not to take medicine. I’ve never fat-shamed anyone. And today there’s a new one: no I don’t support Scientology. The machinery of mischaracterization is in high gear now. Gee, did I upset someone?

Aug 2, 2019 · 10:50 AM UTC

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Replying to @RVAwonk @marwilliamson
Hmm..just wandering through this thread, & some mental pictures started to form; I wonder why...
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Such a wit.
Replying to @GuffyNicola @WFKARS @marwilliamson
If they had diabetes, would you prescribe insulin? If they had asthma, would you prescribe steroids? I would prescribe whatever they needed for their diagnosed condition. That’s how medications are used.
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I don’t think there is any disagreement among experts about the prescription of insulin, for instance. Whereas views differ about prescribing amphetamines for ADHD.
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But that's not the same thing as saying that ~positive feelings~ will CURE cancer and/or AIDS... which Williamson did claim in one of her books.
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Nope. Did not. Ever.
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Replying to @Awithonelison @WFKARS @marwilliamson
Nonsense. There’s lots of *agreement* about stimulants improving concentration, combating lethargy, etc. There’s plenty of research and this is incontroversial. Less obvious is stimulant use for the disorder in question long term.
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So you think that nothing has been tested or discovered since methylphenidate was first used to treat it in 1954?
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Replying to @Awithonelison @WFKARS @marwilliamson
I agree. Who discovered them? ‘Structural differences’ has an explanation comprises (barely) a hypothesis about what might be causing observed traits in humans.
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Structural differences were discovered using MRI and fMRI in many large scale studies over the last several decades.
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