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<blockquote data-quote="Mikey" data-source="post: 124084" data-attributes="member: 3579"><p>Hi IRCON, and welcome. I can sympathize with you about being steered away from 'labeling' my son. Now, every situation is different, but in hindsight if I'd taken a bat to everyone that told me to "handle him gently, you don't want to label him", maybe he wouldn't be where he is today.</p><p></p><p>And then again, maybe he would.</p><p></p><p>All I can offer, though, is earlier on (before we knew of the drug use), I had a bad feeling about taking the "soft" approach so McWeedy wouldn't be "handicapped" later in life with a medical record of ADD, ODD, and other things.</p><p></p><p>I can only offer my own opinion, for what it's worth: do what you think is best for your child. If you disagree with what your doctor/therapist/whatever is telling you, seek <em>at least</em> one other separate opinion, preferably two. Seek good counsel, and then use your heart and head together to make a decision.</p><p></p><p>I regret every day that we listened to the teachers, counsellors, and even pediatricians that warned us to not 'lablel' our son. If possible, don't leave room for regrets later down the road. It only gets harder, not easier, from here, so give yourself (and your child) every possible chance to succeed.</p><p></p><p>Okay, that's my two cents (what's that worth in Eire)?</p><p></p><p>Mikey</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mikey, post: 124084, member: 3579"] Hi IRCON, and welcome. I can sympathize with you about being steered away from 'labeling' my son. Now, every situation is different, but in hindsight if I'd taken a bat to everyone that told me to "handle him gently, you don't want to label him", maybe he wouldn't be where he is today. And then again, maybe he would. All I can offer, though, is earlier on (before we knew of the drug use), I had a bad feeling about taking the "soft" approach so McWeedy wouldn't be "handicapped" later in life with a medical record of ADD, ODD, and other things. I can only offer my own opinion, for what it's worth: do what you think is best for your child. If you disagree with what your doctor/therapist/whatever is telling you, seek [I]at least[/I] one other separate opinion, preferably two. Seek good counsel, and then use your heart and head together to make a decision. I regret every day that we listened to the teachers, counsellors, and even pediatricians that warned us to not 'lablel' our son. If possible, don't leave room for regrets later down the road. It only gets harder, not easier, from here, so give yourself (and your child) every possible chance to succeed. Okay, that's my two cents (what's that worth in Eire)? Mikey [/QUOTE]
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