athd and boys get the most. an article looked at numbers and argued that boys are medicated not because they have a major issue but because they are just being boys. boys are not always calm. they can be rough and considered to be more aggressive than girls. they can be dirty and noisy. howard says far too many are put on medication. typical boyish behavior that went beyond curiousity that pushed limits would be the red flag. somebody would make a call. the best way to help many of these kids is not with medicine but with a nurtured heart approach. the same intensity that drives people crazy, that leads people to diagnosis is actually the same energy that is the source of the child s great not.