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Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) and OHI
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<blockquote data-quote="Martie" data-source="post: 5982" data-attributes="member: 284"><p>Dear Wincha,</p><p></p><p>I'm sorry to say I am not on board with you on this one. Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) is an emotional problem, it is in the DSM as such and as far as ADHD being a medical disorder, that was a political decision that came out of OSEP and doesn't make ADHD "really" any more of a medical condition than major depression is.</p><p></p><p>If one believes, as I do, that most problems we deal with here have a neurological underwrite, then by your reasoning, EVERYTHING would be OHI. Then all kids would be in the same "category" which, if every student with a behavior problem were in it would render it meaningless. Soon people would want a NEW category because OHI would have become stimatizing. Despite the possible/probable neurological underwrite and Tx with medications, Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) is a disorder of emotional regulation that is greatly influenced by environmental factors. Therefore, to me, the correct category is ED. If I were a school administrator, I would not accept your argument because it would lead to the definitional deadend I described above.</p><p>A 504 plan might be the way to go because 504, which I do not like in general due to the lack of enforcement, works fairly well for accommodation of medical disbilities. Schools are less picky about who gets a 504 (often because no service result) but if you can get a 504 plan to accommodate the SYMPTOMS your daughter experiences, that might be the best way to go.</p><p></p><p>Martie</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Martie, post: 5982, member: 284"] Dear Wincha, I'm sorry to say I am not on board with you on this one. Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) is an emotional problem, it is in the DSM as such and as far as ADHD being a medical disorder, that was a political decision that came out of OSEP and doesn't make ADHD "really" any more of a medical condition than major depression is. If one believes, as I do, that most problems we deal with here have a neurological underwrite, then by your reasoning, EVERYTHING would be OHI. Then all kids would be in the same "category" which, if every student with a behavior problem were in it would render it meaningless. Soon people would want a NEW category because OHI would have become stimatizing. Despite the possible/probable neurological underwrite and Tx with medications, Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) is a disorder of emotional regulation that is greatly influenced by environmental factors. Therefore, to me, the correct category is ED. If I were a school administrator, I would not accept your argument because it would lead to the definitional deadend I described above. A 504 plan might be the way to go because 504, which I do not like in general due to the lack of enforcement, works fairly well for accommodation of medical disbilities. Schools are less picky about who gets a 504 (often because no service result) but if you can get a 504 plan to accommodate the SYMPTOMS your daughter experiences, that might be the best way to go. Martie [/QUOTE]
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