Posted by violette on August 25, 2010, at 22:08:51
In reply to Re: Need advice, posted by emmanuel98 on August 25, 2010, at 19:25:11
I don't agree with the lack of disclipline.
Some of you might be interested in this historical narrative outlining ADD within a social/political context:
https://facultystaff.richmond.edu/~bmayes/ADHD_Mayes_Rafalovich_HistoryofPsychiatry.pdf
I have mixed feelings about prescribing potent drugs to children whose brains are not fully developed (front lobe not fully developed until about age 20)...In addition to growth defects associated with use of those drugs. If such growth problems are obvious-what is not seen?
My psychiatrist said parents, not doctors, gave their children pure amphetamine salts at the turn of the century for children with these traits (this article does not mention that).
It would be ideal if schools would design programs to harness the positive traits of ADD type thinkers; but schools are not individualized, most are designed for the most common cognitive 'types'.
While they do have special ed programs, they are nowhere near the quality of programs for gifted children, and ADD children with above-average intelligence, in those special ed programs, do very remedial-level work. They surely do not reap the benefits from the special ed as gifted children-those who are already at an advantage yet are placed in intensive special programs designed to bring out their full potential.
The special ed programs for those with ADD who perform poorly in classes might even bring out the worst. The kid is singled out in a negative way; secondly the kid is bored with remedial work, and those programs are not designed with any creativity in mind. (Only my experience at my school district-and this was an upper-middle class school).
And it is rather sexist that those with borderline personality organizations-mostly women-are often not afforded treatment payments by insurance companies; "borderline" is very much related to neurological problems (temperment) much like ADHD-overactive nervous system/hyperarousal, emotional dysregulation, impulse control issues, etc. They share very similar traits. Much like those from orphanages who end up with PTSD. The majority of those diagnosed with ADD are males.
"Very hyperactive, restless, and inattentive children have been identified by clinicians and
medical researchers dating back to at least 1902. Since then, upwards of 20 different diagnostic
labels have been used to categorize children who exhibit these problematic behaviors."
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