That's a loaded question and I have to be somewhere in five minutes, but: Yes, I homeschool, in large part because of these issues.
Yes, both ADHD and ODD are real disorders. Schools make them worse, in my opinion, and over-diagnose them because kids on ritalin are easier to handle, but there are also kids who are genuinely best served by being on meds. Mine don't like them, say they get headaches, and I think at 13 and 15 they are entitled to input. So it's a complicated question with a lot of political correctness on both sides. I believe a correct solution in each case depends on the child, the school, the available school choices, the parent, the availability of therapy.... Dana On 5/24/05, Sam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Aren't your kid's home schooled? > So this is real? Not one of those made-up illnesses to pump the kids > with ritalin? > > On 5/24/05, Dana wrote: > > You don't have kids, do you Matt? Just curious as to why you want to know. > > > > ODD = Oppositional Defiant Disorder, a label often applied to young > > boys. I think it's a genuine disorder that is also sometimes a label > > of convenience for schools. I do think my son has it, though, not > > saying he doesn't. It's a rather mild conduct disorder, rather > > frustrating to deal with, though I've had some success with a > > cognitive approach. In my son's case I believe it to be due to a > > build-up of frustration with teachers telling him he is stupid/lazy/ a > > pain because his handwriting does not meet their specifications. > > > > That's enough for an overview. I can go deeper if people are really > > interested. He is also ADHD-diagnosed, no question at all that this > > diagnosis is accurate. I'd say the ADHD and dysgraphia are primary, > > possibly genetic, and the ODD is secondary due to poor educational > > experiences in the past. > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Purchase Dreamweaver with Homesite Plus from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorized Affiliate and support the CF community. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=54 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:158574 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
