Dave Davies

Beginning today, the PBS series Independent Lens presents a new documentary about the history and impact of our public library system and also a look at its many opponents and controversies. The program is called Free For All, The Public Library.

David Bianculli is a professor of television studies at Rowan University. He reviewed the new PBS documentary Free For All, The Public Library, part of the Independent Lens series. It's also streaming on the PBS app and YouTube channel. On tomorrow's show, a once-fringe movement to increase birth rates is exploding into the mainstream, but it's not just about having more babies.

David Bianculli is a professor of television studies at Rowan University. He reviewed the new PBS documentary Free For All, The Public Library, part of the Independent Lens series. It's also streaming on the PBS app and YouTube channel. On tomorrow's show, a once-fringe movement to increase birth rates is exploding into the mainstream, but it's not just about having more babies.

David Bianculli is a professor of television studies at Rowan University. He reviewed the new PBS documentary Free For All, The Public Library, part of the Independent Lens series. It's also streaming on the PBS app and YouTube channel. On tomorrow's show, a once-fringe movement to increase birth rates is exploding into the mainstream, but it's not just about having more babies.

We'll explore the politics of pronatalism, from Elon Musk's crusade against population collapse to ideas about genetic engineering and the so-called Great Replacement. We'll speak to NPR's Lisa Hagen and demographer Karen Guzzo. I hope you can join us. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Our digital media producer is Molly C.V. Nesper. Roberta Shorrock directs the show.

We'll explore the politics of pronatalism, from Elon Musk's crusade against population collapse to ideas about genetic engineering and the so-called Great Replacement. We'll speak to NPR's Lisa Hagen and demographer Karen Guzzo. I hope you can join us. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Our digital media producer is Molly C.V. Nesper. Roberta Shorrock directs the show.

We'll explore the politics of pronatalism, from Elon Musk's crusade against population collapse to ideas about genetic engineering and the so-called Great Replacement. We'll speak to NPR's Lisa Hagen and demographer Karen Guzzo. I hope you can join us. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Our digital media producer is Molly C.V. Nesper. Roberta Shorrock directs the show.

For Terry Gross and Tanya Mosley, I'm Dave Davies.

For Terry Gross and Tanya Mosley, I'm Dave Davies.

For Terry Gross and Tanya Mosley, I'm Dave Davies.

This is Fresh Air. I'm Dave Davies. If you live in the United States, chances are good that you either are or know a parent whose child is being treated for ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Last year, the Centers for Disease Control reported that more than 11% of American children had been diagnosed with ADHD, a record high. For 14-year-old boys, the figure was 21%.

This is Fresh Air. I'm Dave Davies. If you live in the United States, chances are good that you either are or know a parent whose child is being treated for ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Last year, the Centers for Disease Control reported that more than 11% of American children had been diagnosed with ADHD, a record high. For 14-year-old boys, the figure was 21%.

This is Fresh Air. I'm Dave Davies. If you live in the United States, chances are good that you either are or know a parent whose child is being treated for ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Last year, the Centers for Disease Control reported that more than 11% of American children had been diagnosed with ADHD, a record high. For 14-year-old boys, the figure was 21%.

In a recent article for the New York Times Magazine, journalist Paul Tuff examines how ADHD is diagnosed and treated, often with commonly prescribed stimulants such as Ritalin and Adderall. Though they're regarded as highly effective and thus very popular, he finds three decades of scientific studies have raised questions about their efficacy and safety and about the nature of ADHD itself.

In a recent article for the New York Times Magazine, journalist Paul Tuff examines how ADHD is diagnosed and treated, often with commonly prescribed stimulants such as Ritalin and Adderall. Though they're regarded as highly effective and thus very popular, he finds three decades of scientific studies have raised questions about their efficacy and safety and about the nature of ADHD itself.

In a recent article for the New York Times Magazine, journalist Paul Tuff examines how ADHD is diagnosed and treated, often with commonly prescribed stimulants such as Ritalin and Adderall. Though they're regarded as highly effective and thus very popular, he finds three decades of scientific studies have raised questions about their efficacy and safety and about the nature of ADHD itself.

Some researchers think the notion that ADHD is a distinct, identifiable brain disorder may be wrong, or at least oversimplified, and that treatments other than medication should be considered. Paul Tuff is a contributing writer to the New York Times Magazine and the author of four books, most recently, The Inequality Machine, How College Divides Us. Paul Tuff, welcome to Fresh Air.

Some researchers think the notion that ADHD is a distinct, identifiable brain disorder may be wrong, or at least oversimplified, and that treatments other than medication should be considered. Paul Tuff is a contributing writer to the New York Times Magazine and the author of four books, most recently, The Inequality Machine, How College Divides Us. Paul Tuff, welcome to Fresh Air.

Some researchers think the notion that ADHD is a distinct, identifiable brain disorder may be wrong, or at least oversimplified, and that treatments other than medication should be considered. Paul Tuff is a contributing writer to the New York Times Magazine and the author of four books, most recently, The Inequality Machine, How College Divides Us. Paul Tuff, welcome to Fresh Air.

You write that in the early 90s, there were rising rates of ADHD diagnoses, about 2 million American kids in 1993, roughly two-thirds of them taking Ritalin. This provoked protests from some, particularly the Church of Scientology, you know, arguing that you're drugging our kids. You write that you didn't have to be a Scientologist to acknowledge there were legitimate questions about ADHD.