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<blockquote data-quote="RN0441" data-source="post: 718977" data-attributes="member: 15032"><p>Boy I had to eat crow on this one!</p><p></p><p>When my Difficult Child was quite young (and sweet and adorable), I worked at a middle school in the in school suspension room. I was a teacher's aide and assigned to my own classroom. They felt that I'd had 3 boys so could handle it. It was the perfect job that enabled you to have lots of time off for your younger children. It was kind of intimidating though because our kids were GOOD!</p><p></p><p>Well it was not fun let me tell you. A lot of these kids had major issues (thus would have an in school suspension) so I saw all types. I remember this one boy in particular. I wanted to strangle him but yet felt sorry for him. He had dirty clothes on every day. Hair dirty etc. He would not listen to me, couldn't concentrate etc. He got on my LAST NERVE. I cringed when he was brought into the room. I wondered what the hell kind of parents he had.</p><p></p><p>Well then one day his mom stopped in to drop off something (can't remember but may have been lunch money or something). She was a doll. Sweet, loving and so caring with him. </p><p></p><p>I later found out that he had autism and was not on any medications because his mother didn't want him on any. This was when I thought parents were responsible if their kids were seen as bad. In this case the boy actually had a diagnosis.</p><p></p><p>Now I look back and think about how I USED to think. I was so very worng</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RN0441, post: 718977, member: 15032"] Boy I had to eat crow on this one! When my Difficult Child was quite young (and sweet and adorable), I worked at a middle school in the in school suspension room. I was a teacher's aide and assigned to my own classroom. They felt that I'd had 3 boys so could handle it. It was the perfect job that enabled you to have lots of time off for your younger children. It was kind of intimidating though because our kids were GOOD! Well it was not fun let me tell you. A lot of these kids had major issues (thus would have an in school suspension) so I saw all types. I remember this one boy in particular. I wanted to strangle him but yet felt sorry for him. He had dirty clothes on every day. Hair dirty etc. He would not listen to me, couldn't concentrate etc. He got on my LAST NERVE. I cringed when he was brought into the room. I wondered what the hell kind of parents he had. Well then one day his mom stopped in to drop off something (can't remember but may have been lunch money or something). She was a doll. Sweet, loving and so caring with him. I later found out that he had autism and was not on any medications because his mother didn't want him on any. This was when I thought parents were responsible if their kids were seen as bad. In this case the boy actually had a diagnosis. Now I look back and think about how I USED to think. I was so very worng [/QUOTE]
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