In Reply to: Child Behaviour In Dunnes posted by THE INDEPENDENT on May 22, 2005 at 20:28:44:

I sincerely doubt that such behaviour can be laid at the door of the elusive 'ADD' (or even its more enigmatic cousin ADHD). The child is most probably acting in this way because he has found that such behaviour gets him/her what she wants. The only solution is to discipline the child severely.