Annette, Regarding the ADHD, make sure the student has gone through your university office for disability accommodations. Appropriate documentation from this office is required before you can legally provide differential treatment in any way. Even excusing absences that you wouldn't excuse for someone else can get you in hot water without documentation.
When I have a student disclose something like this in class, I caution him/her against disclosing too much personal information in class and encourage them to talk to me outside of class instead. Assuming that the student is in any way impaired, I want to err on the side of assuming that they might later regret such a disclosure and discourage them from making others. Eric R. Dahlen, Ph.D. The University of Southern Mississippi Department of Psychology 118 College Drive #5025 Hattiesburg, MS 39406-5025 Office: (601) 266-4608 Fax: (601) 266-5580 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: Annette Taylor, Ph. D. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, December 05, 2005 11:04 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences Subject: need help from clinical folks Hi All: I'm addressing tipster clinies for some advice on a student in intro psych. This student told me the first week of classes that he has rather severe ADHD and is on meds and may occasionally miss classes during the semester. This week we covered psychopathology in class and as we discussed bipolar disorder he announced in class that he has biploar disorder. Well, then he went on to make the blanket statement to the whole class that in the manic phase he becomes schizophrenic! I didn't want the whole class to believe this so I tried to suggest that he was misinterpreting something but he was adamant that his therapist said it was so. Oh dear. I have a whole class listening to this exchange and am wondering what to do about it. He has been a fairly good student all semester long and has done fairly well on exams, although he is the only one who constantly raises his hand to ask questions and thinks he knows a lot about psychology. However, I tried to tell the rest of the class that becoming schizophrenic as a result of a manic phase in bipolar disorder, and having the schizophrenic episode pass when the manic phase passes is a misconception of sorts, all without getting this person's ire..... Any suggestions are welcome. This is my first encounter with this problem. Annette Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph. D. Department of Psychology University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110 [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
