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<blockquote data-quote="Malika" data-source="post: 432231" data-attributes="member: 11227"><p>Thanks for that, Insane. That's exactly it - if I tell J's teacher, she has no idea what the label means or what to do with it. The child psychiatrist gave me some literature to give to the school, suggesting ways of working with an ADHD child, but I think this is not for now, at pre-school level. </p><p>And then... the old phantom raises its head. DOES J even have ADHD???!!! It's just that when I read posts yesterday about how people with ADHD can't filter out other, distracting sensory information when they have to concentrate on a task I feel assailed by doubt again. I have never seen J suffering from this. It is also the reason why the first psychologist in Marrakesh said that she was certain J did not have true ADHD. But then when I read the list of SYMPTOMS of ADHD, J is a perfect fit, apart from a lot of the things on the innatention side. The point is though... the label may be imbued with uncertainty but the problems he manifests are not. Inflexibility, difficulty with change and transition, temper tantrums (well, what I call tantrums, which is an ouburst of bad temper with shouting and tears lasting five minutes or so) when he doesn't get what he wants, low frustration threshold, etc, etc. I'd be happier just talking to people about those things - but then people would all say (as many of them do anyway!!) that all of this is due to my poor parenting and inadequate discipling... The label serves to say "It's not my fault, guys. Honest!"...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Malika, post: 432231, member: 11227"] Thanks for that, Insane. That's exactly it - if I tell J's teacher, she has no idea what the label means or what to do with it. The child psychiatrist gave me some literature to give to the school, suggesting ways of working with an ADHD child, but I think this is not for now, at pre-school level. And then... the old phantom raises its head. DOES J even have ADHD???!!! It's just that when I read posts yesterday about how people with ADHD can't filter out other, distracting sensory information when they have to concentrate on a task I feel assailed by doubt again. I have never seen J suffering from this. It is also the reason why the first psychologist in Marrakesh said that she was certain J did not have true ADHD. But then when I read the list of SYMPTOMS of ADHD, J is a perfect fit, apart from a lot of the things on the innatention side. The point is though... the label may be imbued with uncertainty but the problems he manifests are not. Inflexibility, difficulty with change and transition, temper tantrums (well, what I call tantrums, which is an ouburst of bad temper with shouting and tears lasting five minutes or so) when he doesn't get what he wants, low frustration threshold, etc, etc. I'd be happier just talking to people about those things - but then people would all say (as many of them do anyway!!) that all of this is due to my poor parenting and inadequate discipling... The label serves to say "It's not my fault, guys. Honest!"... [/QUOTE]
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