Definition of Absolute/Relative poverty and Opposing veiws on Ritalin/ADHD

Childhood , social class and ethnicity.

I found this site that gives an explanation of cause and effect of UK poverty.

From what i have found so far , Absolute poverty is when a household's income is below the 60% income threshold, or breadline as it is more commonly known as. This is calculated by the cost of living , gross income of household (Dependant on those that live there such as children) and the amount of money that is needed for that household to survive.

Relative poverty is the amount in which a household falls below the breadline.

I also found that the government now use the term Social Exclusion to describe low income , poorly housed or unemployed people or families. It also related to the lack of opportunity that these individuals have.

http://www.poverty.org.uk/01/index.shtml

Ritalin

These are 2 sites that I found with a totally opposite opinion of the use of Ritalin for children. The first site is a parents perspective , how his son was able to complete his schooling though the treatment he received.

The second is a report of a child that was being treated with Ritalin. This child was 10yrs old when he took his own life. The autopsy found an excessive amount of ritalin in this system.

With such a massive difference in outcomes it is really hard to define Ritalin as a either a positive or negative treatment.

http://ritalintreatment.com/


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2002856/Harry-Hucknall-10-killed-taking-Ritalin.html