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[–]GenderbenderShe/her/hers 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

If someone doesn't want a cure for ADHD, that's fine. But I've never heard anyone wanting to cure their learning disabilities.

[–]strictly 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I've never heard anyone wanting to cure their learning disabilities.

Well I've heard people with learning disabilities who do, not size fits all.

I think many people who struggle in school would struggle less if society had been more accommodating. I personally have a problem with my short term memory. Many situations where poor short term memory is noticeable would have been a lot easier if people were more patient, as poor short term memory can be compensated for with the long term memory and note-taking, making it barely noticeable later. But even if we say society had been more accommodating for people with poor short term memory, making it much less of a problem overall, it's still a limitation. And sure , we all have certain limitations we struggle with, but personally I don't really enjoy having a limitation for the heck of it.

You say you don't think learning disabilities should be prevented or cured. What if someone with ADHD who views ADHD as a positive thing wanted the medication to banned, would you similarly agree that it should be banned?

If someone doesn't want a cure for ADHD, that's fine.

And if someone does want a cure for their learning disability that should be fine too, right?

Let's say a certain batch of gene-modified carrots caused anyone eating one to struggle in maths, should parents aware of this think dyscalculia isn't something that should be prevented and feed their unaware children with it anyway? What if the child has dreams about studying maths in college and wants a cure, and there exists a cure, should the child be denied it?

[–]GenderbenderShe/her/hers 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

You say you don't think learning disabilities should be prevented or cured. What if someone with ADHD who views ADHD as a positive thing wanted the medication to banned, would you similarly agree that it should be banned?

If that's how the majority felt than yeah.

[–]strictly 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

If that's how the majority felt than yeah.

Shouldn't what the minority wants count for something too? There are people who sees dying from cancer as natural part of life, and don't want treatment, if they were the majority, should they really have the right to deny other people getting the treatment, even those who want to survive? Similarly with people who have ADHD, shouldn't those who want the medication get it even if the majority wouldn't want it? It seems fair that someone can refuse treatment for themselves, their body, their choice, but it doesn't seem fair that they should be given the right to deny other people getting their treatment.