Creating a PDF without layers?

Hi
I'm new to InDesign, using CS5.
I made a couple of pages and placed psd files on the pages, and when I export to PDF, and open in it in Acrobat it loads each layer slowly and it shows that it is done in layers. If I try to open the PDF in Photoshop, it gives the option of opening each individual image. Is there a way to not export it layered? I don't even check the option that says "create acrobat layers" yet it still does it (if that's what that's for)
The reason is because I don't want a client to open it in Photoshop or Illustrator and edit its content. I basically would like to export it and it would become a static graphic, and still in hi-res.

They must be large psd files, if they weren't so big Acrobat would open it fast and you wouldn't notice the different layers...  Flatten the psd first and you'll fix it.

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