tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16655703.post8137669983950995851..comments2023-10-16T05:31:07.076-07:00Comments on Ain't That Sherific?: Diagnosing kids . . .Sherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598822471867683429noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16655703.post-9146308612926713632009-06-30T16:34:37.908-07:002009-06-30T16:34:37.908-07:00Amen sister! I'm coming in very late on this....Amen sister! I'm coming in very late on this. I bet you are responding to the very same post that led me to set up my own blog. You've said my thoughts.shastastevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280161146135058117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16655703.post-11764333137622739802009-06-05T01:08:17.775-07:002009-06-05T01:08:17.775-07:00Late to the party...just wanted to say that I agre...Late to the party...just wanted to say that I agree...for years I wouldn't talk about what my we go through because people simply didn't understand so to read entries like the one (I'm assuming here) I read was hurtful...the sad thing is that I don't think she gets it...you can't just throw something like that out there and expect people not to counter...I live w/ RAD every day so yeah...it's real!LOLzunzunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01202160546231144260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16655703.post-81871851820035912532009-06-04T17:18:48.499-07:002009-06-04T17:18:48.499-07:00Sheri, please email me with who set you off...I wa...Sheri, please email me with who set you off...I want to compare notes here and see if it is the same person as I think it is. Pretty please??Torinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00992090842674056507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16655703.post-11037812057723413522009-06-04T16:11:42.639-07:002009-06-04T16:11:42.639-07:00Ya know, and one more thing. I went and tracked do...Ya know, and one more thing. I went and tracked down your um, inspiration for this post and resulting comments and such. <br />I go back and forth on the usefulness of diagnosis, whether it helps or hurts or even matters really. <br />Fact is, whatever the diagnosis, origin, behavior, etc, 90% of the change or solution or "fix" comes from the parents end. I don't mean that offensively in any way if anyone is thinking that. I just mean, whatever you wind up with, it is the parent who drives the boat, steers the wheel etc. The kid is not able to take much control of the situation. A little as they get older maybe, but mostly, the parent is the one who has to take on/ has taken on, the hardest role. So to say RAD or ADHD is popular is outright stupid. Or, parents want to get the diagnosis. Stupid too. No one wants their kids to have a hard road. This isn't about a prom date! Honestly, what are people thinking? <br />Ok, back to you.The Accidental Mommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00409271721074309249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16655703.post-90463372073804115562009-06-04T15:32:20.468-07:002009-06-04T15:32:20.468-07:00I have found that giving a label seems to force ot...I have found that giving a label seems to force others to deal with the problem as it stands, instead of trying to write it off. I was told several times that I was trying to move too fast with Genea, that I wanted xyz to happen etc. I could not stand to wait and see. <br />Anyway that has been my experience. The symptoms overlap in so many mental or emotional disorders of childhood.The Accidental Mommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00409271721074309249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16655703.post-4214294539233131672009-06-04T12:22:47.023-07:002009-06-04T12:22:47.023-07:00Sheri you totally nailed it. Very eloquently too ...Sheri you totally nailed it. Very eloquently too I might add!<br />I heart you!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16146320008307628429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16655703.post-30512143400386953832009-06-04T11:54:42.307-07:002009-06-04T11:54:42.307-07:00I see this on blogs, on comments on newspaper arti...I see this on blogs, on comments on newspaper articles, hear it in people's comments all over the place. When it comes to mental health issues, there are a number of people that seem to think that we can wish this stuff away or parent it away or ignore it away. <br /><br />Mental illness is real. It exists. It needs treatment just like cancer or PCOS or thyroid disorder or anything else. And it is not a label...it is a diagnosis. Is cancer a label? Nope, it is a diagnosis. Long before my kids ever came home, I dealt with the stigma of mental health issues in my life and the lives of my relatives. This isn't a fictional thing here. This is something that is an ILLNESS. But you know this. I am just adding my own little, "here! here!" <br /><br />The reason that people think these things are "fads" is that people are FINALLY talking about them when they didn't before. We need to talk about this. It has always been around... just treated in different ways or hidden in sanitariums. Mental illness is not a fad. It is simply discussed more openly.<br /><br />Thank you for posting this and offering me the opportunity to hijack your post with my comment.Torinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00992090842674056507noreply@blogger.com