According to some critics of ADHD, parents use ADHD as an excuse for bad behavior. One such sentiment is expressed in this way, "We suggest that in the current atmosphere of acceptance and explanation, it is far easier to feel good about one's negative behaviors than it was 50 years ago. Doing a "bad" thing implies responsibility and guilt, as well as the need for some punitive actions on the part of one's social peers. But having a "dysfunction" carries no such social stigma." (Smelter at...