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<blockquote data-quote="meowbunny" data-source="post: 201547" data-attributes="member: 3626"><p>I was lucky that my daughter's Dxes were such that most did not understand just how serious the behavior issues were. When she had outbursts, she drew sympathy because people knew she was adopted and had had a pretty awful prior to the adoption. I also saw kids with any sort of mental Dxes treated as vermin. It truly angered me. They had no control over their actions. My daughter did. They were ostracized by the parents and the kids. My daughter was ostracized by the kids, not the parents.</p><p> </p><p>I understand your reluctance in not wanting to discuss your son's issues with this woman. She's ignorant. I wonder if she would be as upset with a child with MS or any other physical illness. Mental illness is just that -- an illness. Maybe you could mention to someone in the school that some of the parents need educating on mental health issues. That kids are being judged because of their diagnosis and that parents are discussing these Dxes amongst themselves. (I also wonder how she knows these kids' Dxes. The school certainly shouldn't be discussing it.)</p><p> </p><p>Regardless, you have to do what is right for you and yours. Don't apologize for doing what you think is best for your son. His diagnosis is none of her business and you don't need to defend that fact to us.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="meowbunny, post: 201547, member: 3626"] I was lucky that my daughter's Dxes were such that most did not understand just how serious the behavior issues were. When she had outbursts, she drew sympathy because people knew she was adopted and had had a pretty awful prior to the adoption. I also saw kids with any sort of mental Dxes treated as vermin. It truly angered me. They had no control over their actions. My daughter did. They were ostracized by the parents and the kids. My daughter was ostracized by the kids, not the parents. I understand your reluctance in not wanting to discuss your son's issues with this woman. She's ignorant. I wonder if she would be as upset with a child with MS or any other physical illness. Mental illness is just that -- an illness. Maybe you could mention to someone in the school that some of the parents need educating on mental health issues. That kids are being judged because of their diagnosis and that parents are discussing these Dxes amongst themselves. (I also wonder how she knows these kids' Dxes. The school certainly shouldn't be discussing it.) Regardless, you have to do what is right for you and yours. Don't apologize for doing what you think is best for your son. His diagnosis is none of her business and you don't need to defend that fact to us. [/QUOTE]
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