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<blockquote data-quote="Malika" data-source="post: 540901" data-attributes="member: 11227"><p>In terms of ADHD, the real scandal here is not the medical treatment, which more or less approximates what you have in the States, with the caveat that they are far less ready to give a quick diagnosis or prescribe medications quickly here (probably a good thing). No, the thing that is really quite frightening is the sheer ignorance and recalcitrance of the teaching profession as a whole in regard to making special accommodations for ADHD. In the French ADHD forum, you hear again and again the same story of how an ADHD child has been repeatedly humiliated, denigrated and punished by the teacher, despite the diagnosis (which is often ridiculed or dismissed). I've had it happen too, with J's teacher pretending to take on board that you need to treat J differently and give him more latitude and more positive encouragement but in reality running him down and punishing him <em>constantly</em>. Children who do not bow down and fit the mould here are very harshly treated. It does make me depressed reading all this stuff on the French forum because it seems totally up to the parents to try and educate the teachers and of course often they are unsuccessful.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Malika, post: 540901, member: 11227"] In terms of ADHD, the real scandal here is not the medical treatment, which more or less approximates what you have in the States, with the caveat that they are far less ready to give a quick diagnosis or prescribe medications quickly here (probably a good thing). No, the thing that is really quite frightening is the sheer ignorance and recalcitrance of the teaching profession as a whole in regard to making special accommodations for ADHD. In the French ADHD forum, you hear again and again the same story of how an ADHD child has been repeatedly humiliated, denigrated and punished by the teacher, despite the diagnosis (which is often ridiculed or dismissed). I've had it happen too, with J's teacher pretending to take on board that you need to treat J differently and give him more latitude and more positive encouragement but in reality running him down and punishing him [I]constantly[/I]. Children who do not bow down and fit the mould here are very harshly treated. It does make me depressed reading all this stuff on the French forum because it seems totally up to the parents to try and educate the teachers and of course often they are unsuccessful. [/QUOTE]
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