What Blame Do Parents Share For The Sudden Emergence Of Trans Kids?
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terbear1225
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thank you for your succinct reply. I am sure you just solved ADHD. No parent with a child with ADHD ever tried disciplining them or taking them outdoors. The medical research showing that ADHD is often related to genetics, chemical imbalances and differences in the way the brain works is clearly wrong and we just need to beat our kids more to cure them.
Unruly brats and ADHD are two different things, and you can see the difference clearly when you put Brat and ADD side by side. But I have seen parents call their kid "ADD" when what they really needed was a swift kick in the ass.
That's the problem with the me too bandwagon mommies - and it's almost always mommies: like skeezy drunk chicks crying rape, false claims of ADD make a mockery of kids with a real disorder and make it harder for society to take it seriously. Mommy claiming her snowflake is "gluten intolerant" is not the same as a child with Celiac; one is Mommy crying out for attention, and the other is a life threatening disease.
terbear1225
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Unruly brats and ADHD are two different things, and you can see the difference clearly when you put Brat and ADD side by side. But I have seen parents call their kid "ADD" when what they really needed was a swift kick in the ass.
That's the problem with the me too bandwagon mommies - and it's almost always mommies: like skeezy drunk chicks crying rape, false claims of ADD make a mockery of kids with a real disorder and make it harder for society to take it seriously. Mommy claiming her snowflake is "gluten intolerant" is not the same as a child with Celiac; one is Mommy crying out for attention, and the other is a life threatening disease.
exactly. I have worked with children of various age groups for my entire working career. There are some that are clearly suffering from ADD/ADHD that need help and I feel so bad for those children. Then again there are some that are just undisciplined brats whose parents forced a label on their child that they don't need. I have struggled with pursuing testing for my own child simply because of the prejudice that now surrounds a diagnosis because of the overinflated hysteria from the "bandwagon mommies"
Larry's youngest daughter was (and still is) a dreamy artistic type. She sees the world differently than most people, and it's not because she's disabled but because she has an artist's perspective- even when she was very young. One of her teachers tried to tell us she should be tested for ADD because she'd float in her own little world instead of doing her classwork.
The teacher was quite insistent, but we blew her off anyway. The very last thing on earth we'd want to do is drug the creativity out of that child. Which is not to say I didn't get impatient with Kiddo as well, but I also didn't want her to lose that special quality. True ADHD aside, I think a lot of people who deal with children (parents, teachers, etc) get frustrated because the kid doesn't conform to the textbook example.
terbear1225
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this is true. We (parents, teachers, etc.) always need to keep in mind that every child is different and there is no such thing as a textbook kid.
for us, it's not about medicating. I have no desire to medicate my child unless absolutely necessary. But there are other accommodations/strategies that can be put in place to help a child be the best possible version of themselves and feel successful.
for us, it's not about medicating. I have no desire to medicate my child unless absolutely necessary. But there are other accommodations/strategies that can be put in place to help a child be the best possible version of themselves and feel successful.
Christy
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I agree with this, and will take it even further to say that ADHD isn't a "disorder", it is a normal state of being. It is not normal for kids (especially boys) to sit still and quiet for hours on end. My oldest would have what would be considered textbook "ADHD". He did much better when I put him in a Montessori school where he could be continually in motion. It is a parents choice to medicate or whatever. I opted against, because medication would have dampened, or completely removed that ADHD creative and crazy energy that makes him who he is.