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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 432226" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>Malika - "to label or not to label" is almost as complex as "to medicate or not to medicate" - but I won't touch the second one on this thread!!!</p><p> </p><p>There are positives to using the label with professionals - medical and educational - DEPENDING on whether or not the professionals understand the label and what to do with it.</p><p> </p><p>On this side of the ocean, where ADHD is more widely accepted as a diagnosis, there is SOMETIMES more support given if teachers know the label. In our case, K2 is ADHD (just not a complex case like K1). Teachers don't know she is on medications - but the do know K2 is inattentive-type ADHD. Why? This has two advantages for K2... First, when attention wanders, they know K2 just needs a subtle reminder, and can do this without even triggering the other kids that its been done for K2. Second, when teachers are marking the assignments, they will come to a certain question, look at the anwer, and go "what on earth were you thinking???" and THEN they remember that K2 is ADHD, and if there is ANY way on the planet to misinterpret a question, it will happen. They re-read the question K2's way, and then the answer makes sense. (And then, the GOOD teachers mark accordingly, and THEN explain later what they really meant and why).</p><p> </p><p>If teachers didn't understand, K2 would be punished for not paying attention, and punished for "wrong" answers when the problem is an unclear question. K2 is so well behaved that teachers normally do NOT believe K2 could possibly be ADHD at all... but we have the diagnosis! </p><p> </p><p>Your challenge is going to be to find professionals in the school system who know how to support ADHD. You might want to start your school research early...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 432226, member: 11791"] Malika - "to label or not to label" is almost as complex as "to medicate or not to medicate" - but I won't touch the second one on this thread!!! There are positives to using the label with professionals - medical and educational - DEPENDING on whether or not the professionals understand the label and what to do with it. On this side of the ocean, where ADHD is more widely accepted as a diagnosis, there is SOMETIMES more support given if teachers know the label. In our case, K2 is ADHD (just not a complex case like K1). Teachers don't know she is on medications - but the do know K2 is inattentive-type ADHD. Why? This has two advantages for K2... First, when attention wanders, they know K2 just needs a subtle reminder, and can do this without even triggering the other kids that its been done for K2. Second, when teachers are marking the assignments, they will come to a certain question, look at the anwer, and go "what on earth were you thinking???" and THEN they remember that K2 is ADHD, and if there is ANY way on the planet to misinterpret a question, it will happen. They re-read the question K2's way, and then the answer makes sense. (And then, the GOOD teachers mark accordingly, and THEN explain later what they really meant and why). If teachers didn't understand, K2 would be punished for not paying attention, and punished for "wrong" answers when the problem is an unclear question. K2 is so well behaved that teachers normally do NOT believe K2 could possibly be ADHD at all... but we have the diagnosis! Your challenge is going to be to find professionals in the school system who know how to support ADHD. You might want to start your school research early... [/QUOTE]
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