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<blockquote data-quote="Sara PA" data-source="post: 62169" data-attributes="member: 1498"><p>Of course many these kids claim they can control their own behavior. The other option is that they have no control over it. Who among us is willing to admit we have no control over the things we say and do? A person who states that s/he has no control is never treated well.</p><p></p><p>Because some kids have neurological, not psychological, disorders they really may not have control over their actions. All actions and thoughts are the result of chemical activity in the brain. If the brain is functioning properly, it's possible that thoughts and actions occur no matter how hard a person tries to control them. That's why they are given drugs which effect brain chemistry.</p><p></p><p>It reminds me of my former roommate in college who told me that I didn't need my antiseizure medication, that if I didn't want to have seizures I should just decide I wasn't going to. That's clearly absurd but not much different than expecting a person with an improperly functioning temporal lobe to control his/her emotions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sara PA, post: 62169, member: 1498"] Of course many these kids claim they can control their own behavior. The other option is that they have no control over it. Who among us is willing to admit we have no control over the things we say and do? A person who states that s/he has no control is never treated well. Because some kids have neurological, not psychological, disorders they really may not have control over their actions. All actions and thoughts are the result of chemical activity in the brain. If the brain is functioning properly, it's possible that thoughts and actions occur no matter how hard a person tries to control them. That's why they are given drugs which effect brain chemistry. It reminds me of my former roommate in college who told me that I didn't need my antiseizure medication, that if I didn't want to have seizures I should just decide I wasn't going to. That's clearly absurd but not much different than expecting a person with an improperly functioning temporal lobe to control his/her emotions. [/QUOTE]
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