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| 2016-03-13 |
| h/t Instapundit New research shows that the youngest students in a classroom are more likely to be given a diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder than the oldest. The findings raise questions about how we regard those wiggly children who just can’t seem to sit still -- and who also happen to be the youngest in their class. I'm really interested in the subject because we had to move my son to a different school to get him out from under attempts by the feminazi principal to put him on Ritalin. |
| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #11 My youngest was diagnosed with ADHD in the 3rd grade. She's very smart and I always thought she was just bored. She always made straight A's and finished her work at school quickly and was left with nothing to do but fidget. The school she was going to at the time didn't have any advanced programs as these programs "made the slower students feel bad". The dumbing-down of students was well established. I fought the "diagnosis" tooth and nail and was finally able to get her into a better school. She is now finishing her degree in organic chemistry. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2016-03-13 17:24 |
| #10 Separate classes/schools for girls and boys. Male teachers for the boys and lots of recess. |
| Posted by: Betty Hitler2611 2016-03-13 15:12 |
| #9 Telling little boys to act like little girls does not make them sit down and shut up. ADHD is a cudgel in public schools, not a diagnosis of illness. Being a rambunctious little boy is not a disease. They need time to learn how to properly handle their natural aggression and higher physical activity levels. Not drugs. They need to be able to rough house with each other in the dirt on a playground and have punishment when they go too far so they learn where the limits are. Drugging them does not let them learn. |
| Posted by: Boss Whusomp8215 2016-03-13 14:28 |
| #8 http://www.healthline.com/health/adhd/adhd-misdiagnosis |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2016-03-13 12:44 |
| #7 p.s. texhooey, have you checked with docs who do not believe in ADHD? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2016-03-13 12:41 |
| #6 My wife is a teacher and she believes that it's more these kids are not getting enough sleep. Their parents allow them to remain up to midnight or worse, then they send them off all wired to school and expect the teachers to deal with it. Kids really do need 8+ hours of sleep, not 6. I suspect if parents start giving their kids actual schedules and let them sleep enough, you'll reduce the dx down to the ones that truly have it. I know our little 1 yr old acts like a speed freak if he gets less sleep than he should. His behavior is much different when his routine is kept too, resulting in a solid 11+ hours sleep and he gets his naps. Then he's a relatively calm kid that likes to play and have fun without appearing to be amped on speed. |
| Posted by: Silentbrick 2016-03-13 12:37 |
| #5 I guess, texhooey, yours is one of few real ones, but 99.99% is just some feminazi bitch that can't deal with a boy whose effective IQ is twice hers. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2016-03-13 12:26 |
| #4 I am a psych RN. I have worked with all sorts of kids in my career. And now my grandson has been unofficially diagnosed with ADHD. He is 6 yo. When I play with him, his brain won't stop when I say enough. There is not enough room on this post to say what I feel. Kids with ADHD need to have special diets and a daily routine. I do admit there does seem to be more kids with dx of ADHD than when I was growing up. I don't think it's anti-boy bigotry, "No mo", just boys tend to have ADHD more often than girls. |
| Posted by: texhooey 2016-03-13 11:49 |
| #3 Hear, hear, #1 NMU. |
| Posted by: Barbara 2016-03-13 11:00 |
| #2 Exactly my feeling, no more---similar experience? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2016-03-13 09:45 |
| #1 It's just anti-boy bigotry by a predominantly female teaching profession who wants to make their job much easier and low-stress so they drug boys. |
| Posted by: no mo uro 2016-03-13 07:24 |