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Are so many boys really ADD? -really?
Posted by F4wrdthnkndad • 5/05/09 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: add, Boys, education, families, girls, kids, over medicating children, Parents, school systems, sons
We all know boys and girls are socialized differently. But the number of boys that appear to be slapped with ADD should raise some red flags?
Is it possible that it has become easier to put that label on boys vs. examine how are teachers and school systems are better structured for girls who may be more compliant?
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What statistics are showing that boys are diagnosed with it more than girls?-
I guarantee you if you find 100 boys between the ages of 6-10, at least 25% will be labelled ADD or have some concerns about their behavior. And I will guarantee you that 20% of teachers will be people who need an excessive amount of control over their class.
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ADD stands for abnegation of daddy (& mommy) duties -
ADD is often misdiagnosed Celiac Disease. Remove gluten and see if this helps.-
Sounds good-perhaps kids who have the diagnoses will consider your suggestion. I've been hearing alot about removing gluten these days.
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I believe diet has A LOT to do with behaviour, as do family/home environments. As I stated below, often diagnosis occurs in an effort to get funding for support.
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No, that has to be totally...oh look a bunny.
Seriously, I had this same problem with my son when he went to school. His teacher sent him home with a not saying that he was not allowed to return to class until he was "diagnosed WITH ADD".
That was the most slanted note I have ever gotten from a teacher, the choice of the word "With" led me to believe that she had already come to a conclusion. It would have been different if she had said "Tested for ADD".-
LOLOL @ your first line. -
I am a teacher and that is shocking. You don't get to choose what students you have in your class...don't get me wrong, sometimes we want to =) but the power is not the teacher's to decide who they want to teach nor should it be.
I do believe that ADD is diagnosed too easily and there are probably many reasons children misbehave at home and school. It could be as simple as diet, wanting attention and boredom. If a teacher claims there is a problem, generally they don't intend to pick on a child...but make sure to call them on it and ask why. It could be solved really easily. -
Ekim-It doesn't sound like the teacher gave you much wiggle room. It sounds like she needed that diagnosis. I do wonder how many of these teachers get some supervision or counseling about their own struggles with teaching boys before they immediately jump to blaming the student?
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Hi there I thought I post this link to an active thread on the same subject www.blogcatalog.com/discuss/entry/addadhd-is-nonsense
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I have an ADHD blog and know a few kids with it, including my daughter.
One of the annoying parts of ADHD is the hyperactivity which is easily noticed by everyone. The boys tend to be more full body with their hyperactivity (monkeys swinging from trees) while the girls tend to be more fidgety with their fingers. This make the boys more noticeable and they get labeled sooner. Some girls don't ever get labeled because they are not annoyingly hyperactive enough to be taken to the doctor. Sometimes girls are called "airheads" when if fact it's ADD.
Anyway - that's my theory as to why it seems boys have it more than girls.-
In our educational system in Australia students receive support (read funding) only when diagnosed.
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