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<blockquote data-quote="Malika" data-source="post: 411451" data-attributes="member: 11227"><p>Thank you for your comments.</p><p></p><p>I should first clear up a misunderstanding I seem to have somehow generated - autism and bipolar disorders are of course diagnosed in France and the diagnostic subsets, etc, are of course used! What is different is that medication for ADHD is not universally recommended as it seems (that is my impression - someone will correct me if I am wrong!) to be in the States and that, at least until recently, Ritalin was the only drug licensed to be prescribed for ADHD. That may have changed. I would say that these disorders generally are much less known and talked about than in the States, which in my view has advantages and disadvantages...</p><p></p><p>With respect, I don't think I am "obsessing" about labels. Another feature of life here, which again may be different chez vous, is that children with such labels on them are stigmatised - they may be helped, yes, and adults may be more understanding of their behaviour but definitely not other children... And generally I think they are the object of some "pity"... They are different, apart... It should not be so, it is not good that it is so, but it is... And that is my concern about the label - for my son, not for me. If I'm honest, yes of course I would rather he could get through school without having to be constantly referred to and treated as "different" from the rest...</p><p></p><p>As for my confusion... you have to understand that I have presently received two psychologists' opinions that he probably does not have ADHD, one psychologist's opinion that he probably does and countless lay/teachers/friends opinions, all differing, on the matter... I venture to suggest that anyone would be confused! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Malika, post: 411451, member: 11227"] Thank you for your comments. I should first clear up a misunderstanding I seem to have somehow generated - autism and bipolar disorders are of course diagnosed in France and the diagnostic subsets, etc, are of course used! What is different is that medication for ADHD is not universally recommended as it seems (that is my impression - someone will correct me if I am wrong!) to be in the States and that, at least until recently, Ritalin was the only drug licensed to be prescribed for ADHD. That may have changed. I would say that these disorders generally are much less known and talked about than in the States, which in my view has advantages and disadvantages... With respect, I don't think I am "obsessing" about labels. Another feature of life here, which again may be different chez vous, is that children with such labels on them are stigmatised - they may be helped, yes, and adults may be more understanding of their behaviour but definitely not other children... And generally I think they are the object of some "pity"... They are different, apart... It should not be so, it is not good that it is so, but it is... And that is my concern about the label - for my son, not for me. If I'm honest, yes of course I would rather he could get through school without having to be constantly referred to and treated as "different" from the rest... As for my confusion... you have to understand that I have presently received two psychologists' opinions that he probably does not have ADHD, one psychologist's opinion that he probably does and countless lay/teachers/friends opinions, all differing, on the matter... I venture to suggest that anyone would be confused! :-) [/QUOTE]
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