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<blockquote data-quote="KTMom91" data-source="post: 158312" data-attributes="member: 4040"><p>I am curious as to how you would relate to the entire child without acknowledging that child's differences. How do you understand the environment without recognizing that many of these broken bonds stem from those differences? How do you determine the pathways and triggers for our children that are so often very different from an average child's triggers without acknowledging these differences? How do you teach those important social, language, emotional, etc. skills to a child with these differences? It seems to me that, while our children are not solely their diagnoses, that is an integral part of who they are and what they have become. I don't believe you can separate that.</p><p></p><p>Speaking solely as KT's mom...if she did not have ADHD/ODD/etc., I would be able to interact with her in a different way. I can't say if we would be getting along better, or if we would still be having difficulties, but our relationship would be different than it is today. Dealing with my whole child means medication to help her with her ADHD.</p><p></p><p>If I misinterpreted your meaning, then I apologize. I simply don't understand how we can be dealing with the entire child while not dealing with a portion of who they are.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KTMom91, post: 158312, member: 4040"] I am curious as to how you would relate to the entire child without acknowledging that child's differences. How do you understand the environment without recognizing that many of these broken bonds stem from those differences? How do you determine the pathways and triggers for our children that are so often very different from an average child's triggers without acknowledging these differences? How do you teach those important social, language, emotional, etc. skills to a child with these differences? It seems to me that, while our children are not solely their diagnoses, that is an integral part of who they are and what they have become. I don't believe you can separate that. Speaking solely as KT's mom...if she did not have ADHD/ODD/etc., I would be able to interact with her in a different way. I can't say if we would be getting along better, or if we would still be having difficulties, but our relationship would be different than it is today. Dealing with my whole child means medication to help her with her ADHD. If I misinterpreted your meaning, then I apologize. I simply don't understand how we can be dealing with the entire child while not dealing with a portion of who they are. [/QUOTE]
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