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<blockquote data-quote="Hound dog" data-source="post: 96469" data-attributes="member: 84"><p>Janna</p><p></p><p>I remember the post when you refused to call Dylan difficult child and so named him by name. Lordy, was it really that long ago??</p><p></p><p>And I recall alot of the other as well.</p><p></p><p>Now, I have a question. Dylan is doing well off the medications. Okay, so not perfect, but well. So why are they considering more medications? Why not just wait a good long time and see?</p><p></p><p>I really worry when little kids are being diagnosed and I see them on long lists of medications. (heck I worry when I see adults on long lists of medications) And I also worry because for some reason as a society we tend to have diagnosis fads. First it was the ADHD. Any child who had extra energy was ADHD, toss them medications and quiet them down. (I'm talking 60's-70s here) Now bipolar and autism are the big hits.</p><p></p><p>Have you guys seen the new commercial? The one where the Mom puts her toddler into the car seat and they say something about so many getting hurt in auto accidents, but one in 166 have autism??</p><p></p><p>WHAT??? Don't they see something wrong with their own statistic??? 1 child in 166 has some form of autism. No way. That's simply outragious. If that was true you might as well say autism is normal! Sorry. No way am I going to believe it. Because if that IS true then we'd better start a MAJOR campain and find out WHY it's true. Cause there is something seriously wrong.</p><p></p><p>When I talk to other parents about this sort of thing I always advise them to be over and above careful. Get 2nd and 3rd opinions. Make sure of who is doing the dxing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hound dog, post: 96469, member: 84"] Janna I remember the post when you refused to call Dylan difficult child and so named him by name. Lordy, was it really that long ago?? And I recall alot of the other as well. Now, I have a question. Dylan is doing well off the medications. Okay, so not perfect, but well. So why are they considering more medications? Why not just wait a good long time and see? I really worry when little kids are being diagnosed and I see them on long lists of medications. (heck I worry when I see adults on long lists of medications) And I also worry because for some reason as a society we tend to have diagnosis fads. First it was the ADHD. Any child who had extra energy was ADHD, toss them medications and quiet them down. (I'm talking 60's-70s here) Now bipolar and autism are the big hits. Have you guys seen the new commercial? The one where the Mom puts her toddler into the car seat and they say something about so many getting hurt in auto accidents, but one in 166 have autism?? WHAT??? Don't they see something wrong with their own statistic??? 1 child in 166 has some form of autism. No way. That's simply outragious. If that was true you might as well say autism is normal! Sorry. No way am I going to believe it. Because if that IS true then we'd better start a MAJOR campain and find out WHY it's true. Cause there is something seriously wrong. When I talk to other parents about this sort of thing I always advise them to be over and above careful. Get 2nd and 3rd opinions. Make sure of who is doing the dxing. [/QUOTE]
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