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9.5/10 It's not there. But these parents will PAY some psychiatrist or neurologist to give them the diagnosis.
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When I first moved to the northeast, I had all these expectation of finding everyone in therapy, on medication, and seeking solution to invented problems. What I found instead was a bunch of cynical people making broad statements about other people being misdiagnosed and over-medicated. Most of these people could have used some therapy themselves, but were staunchly against it because of these generalizations. I say, if there really is a problem, start tightening up the requirements for diagnoses and go into the field of science to contribute to the research.
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"I read you GIANT textbook that was written by your staff."
Thanks, Leary, for saying what we were all thinking.
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Part of me thinks that ADHD is no doubt cooked up by teachers who don't want to teach.
Can we make Mr. Leary president, since that would be a refreshing change.
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However Mr. Leary, yours is not the pie-hole we wish to hear this from. This is for the doctor to tell the individual parents.
ADHD and Autism are extremely real, and extremely hard to deal with.
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Fact: there are obnoxious children with bad parents who allow the kids to ride roughshod all over them.
Fact: some of these lousy parents blame autism and a host of other shit for their lack of parenting skills.
Fact: some parents struggle mightily with real autistic children.
Fact: parents of actually autistic children should not be lumped in with bad parents who are carefully crafting an excuse for their children's misbehavior rather than figuring out how to actually parent.
Fact: too many assholes have children that they are not equipped to deal with.
Fact: parents of true autistic children should be the ones speaking out against bad parenting of non-autistic chidren where the parents are blaming it on autism.
Fact: all of the above can be applied to ADHD parents and children.
Fact: Denis Leary is still freaking funny.
Fact: I don't care what anyone says.
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Fact: there are too many school districts that have figured out that the state reimburses much better for educating children with special needs if you classify them with autism.
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Fact: parents of true autistic children should be the ones speaking out against bad parenting of non-autistic chidren where the parents are blaming it on autism.
I'm busy parenting my kid who has autism. I don't have time to speak out again asshole parents, and it's not my responsibility to do so.
A few years ago I went to my rich boss and told him I needed a few hours off work to deal with my kid's Special Ed team. My boss says "Your son has Asperger's? My daughter has it, too!"
His daughter, who I've met, totally doesn't have Asperger's.
He goes on: "I mean, we've never been able to get her formally diagnosed. But my wife looked it up on the Internet, and we know that's what it is, and that's why she makes such bad grades."
What was I supposed to say? Even if he weren't my boss at the time, it wasn't my job to teach him parenting skills, and it was too late for that, anyway.
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