Key points

Polypharmacy grows when quick fixes replace full evaluations.

Skills outlast medication; pills can’t teach self-regulation.

Children need access to behavioral and trauma-aware care.

An investigation by The Wall Street Journal into ADHD prescribing revealed a national phenomenon racing ahead faster than families, science, or ethics can keep pace (Ramachandran, McKay, & McGinty, 2025). Within that reporting, the story of Danielle Gansky stands out as a portrait of the hopes parents cling to and the risks they often never see coming.

Danielle was 7 years old when her school suggested a psychiatric evaluation due to concerns about distraction and sloppy work. What followed was a decades-long journey through 14 psychiatric medications that left her unsure who she might h

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