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It’s amazing to see a disproven and frankly ancient viewpoint espoused with a straight face here. When I was a kid in the eighties your way of thinking was alre
by EA-3167 6mo ago
It’s amazing to see a disproven and frankly ancient viewpoint espoused with a straight face here. When I was a kid in the eighties your way of thinking was already defunct.
- Akronymus 6mo agoAnd that viewpoint doesnt even account for adult ADHD/executive dysfunction.
- EA-3167 6mo agoExactly. It also ignores recent genetic testing that's showing how different mental illnesses and developmental disorders cluster around the same dysfunctional gene cohorts. To very little surprise ADHD and Autism appear to be closely related for example.
- nkmnz 6mo agoThis isn't defunct in any way. To the contrary. I've been diagnosed with ADHD myself and creating an environment that is accommodating to my individual needs has absolutely been in line with what experts recommended to be, and it's been a corner stone of my success. CBT teaches you to evaluate how to shape the environments your living in so that you can benefit the most from your resources and weaknesses and suffer the least from your weaknesses. For some people, this can include taking stimulants, and this is where I do not condone your parent comment's undertone. Nevertheless, it's been proven over and over again that the rigid system that we call schools does not welcome neuro-atypical students and that we could do a lot more to help those who do not react well to stimulants, who do not want to use them (for whatever individual reason), or simply haven't been diagnosed yet! Allowing for movement instead of forcing to suppress it is a very good example for what could be done. One shouldn't make the mistake to think that this alone would be enough for every single child with ADHD, though. But for some, it could be enough.