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<blockquote data-quote="Shari" data-source="post: 281213" data-attributes="member: 1848"><p>I actually have a couple of Amish friends. My friend, E, has watched difficult child 1 and difficult child 2 grow up, as well as easy child 1 and easy child 2. His son and difficult child 2 are the same age and enjoy playing together. We've had a lot of interesting conversations about the differences in our cultures and the diagnoses of both difficult child 1 and difficult child 2. I was also raised mennonite, so we cover a lot of ground in our discussions. My friend W actually left the community for several years and lived in our culture. He eventually went back, married, and had children, but he still comments on a nice looking car. lol</p><p> </p><p>E has a mentally ill man in their community. He is treated with medication and the community, as a whole, helps keep an eye on him. They know that one of the first indicators that he is off his medications again is when he doesn't show up for work. </p><p> </p><p>E sees a marked difference in difficult child 2's behavior that he doesn't think even their controlled lifestyle would "fix". And E has suffered a bout of depression after moving away from his family and succumbing to the demands of farm payments. But on the whole, there is no "drive to succeed" as an individual like there is in our "English" world; its done as a community. But that said, E and I collectively think their culture does have less depression simply because their day to day life is based on their faith that is a huge part of their life from the very beginning, and because they are shielded from outside pressures and worries. E doesn't even know what Wall Street is, what the military is, he has no idea. Actually, the military is a favorite topic of conversation right now because difficult child 1 is "there". </p><p> </p><p>Anyway...just my .02. I think its there, but I do think its less a problem for them.</p><p> </p><p>And FWIW - I agree, this isn't new info. But hey, if $17 helps someone...go for it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shari, post: 281213, member: 1848"] I actually have a couple of Amish friends. My friend, E, has watched difficult child 1 and difficult child 2 grow up, as well as easy child 1 and easy child 2. His son and difficult child 2 are the same age and enjoy playing together. We've had a lot of interesting conversations about the differences in our cultures and the diagnoses of both difficult child 1 and difficult child 2. I was also raised mennonite, so we cover a lot of ground in our discussions. My friend W actually left the community for several years and lived in our culture. He eventually went back, married, and had children, but he still comments on a nice looking car. lol E has a mentally ill man in their community. He is treated with medication and the community, as a whole, helps keep an eye on him. They know that one of the first indicators that he is off his medications again is when he doesn't show up for work. E sees a marked difference in difficult child 2's behavior that he doesn't think even their controlled lifestyle would "fix". And E has suffered a bout of depression after moving away from his family and succumbing to the demands of farm payments. But on the whole, there is no "drive to succeed" as an individual like there is in our "English" world; its done as a community. But that said, E and I collectively think their culture does have less depression simply because their day to day life is based on their faith that is a huge part of their life from the very beginning, and because they are shielded from outside pressures and worries. E doesn't even know what Wall Street is, what the military is, he has no idea. Actually, the military is a favorite topic of conversation right now because difficult child 1 is "there". Anyway...just my .02. I think its there, but I do think its less a problem for them. And FWIW - I agree, this isn't new info. But hey, if $17 helps someone...go for it. [/QUOTE]
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