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[–]lovelyspearmintLesbeing a lesbian 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

And if a teacher "diagnoses" your child of having ADD or ADHD, DO NOT put your child on Ritalin or any of that other poison. Your child simply does not pay attention in class because it’s boring, and because children, especially boys, learn more by doing practical things than they do sitting in a stuffy classroom for six hours.

Hard agree here, and may I add that it would be best to see if the ADD is present as a result of another disorder, or as a co-morbid condition. As someone with ASD, I've got elements of OCD and ADD because they're often co-occuring with ASD, but something like Ritalin isn't appropriate because my ADD is managed by making sure I've always got something to do or listen to to keep my brain stimulated. I can't imagine what I'd be like if they gave me Ritalin for school.

[–]RedEyedWarriorGay | Male | 🇮🇪 Irish 🇮🇪 | Antineoliberal | Cocks are Compulsory 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I found it hard to listen in class. I got in trouble for it, but thankfully, I was never misdiagnosed and never put on poisonous meds. If I got my work done in class, I’d just read a book, which you were allowed to do, but it was rare. I took forever to do my homework.

[–]lovelyspearmintLesbeing a lesbian 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I often got in trouble for reading when I finished my classwork early (which was most of the time during primary school), so no matter what I did, I was put into the corner for being disruptive because I'd start talking to other students since I wasn't allowed to read and I couldn't just sit there staring at a table.

[–]RedEyedWarriorGay | Male | 🇮🇪 Irish 🇮🇪 | Antineoliberal | Cocks are Compulsory 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

That’s child abuse. No wonder I didn’t get misdiagnosed. If I got my work done early, which was rare, I’d just read a book or work on other homework, because the teacher said if you had your work done early you can read a book.

I did have a learning difficulty. Because of that, I was exempt from studying the Irish language in school, which was otherwise compulsory. Usually, I would go to another classroom where myself and a bunch of other students with learning difficulties catch up on subjects we were struggling with - it was called Resource. But I would come back to class 10 minutes before my classmates were finished learning Irish, so I read a book or did some homework I got in resource while I waited. When I was in my last year of primary school, I improved my typing skills on the computer. In secondary school, if resource was cancelled, I would go into the Irish class, sit quietly and either do homework or read a book. The Irish teacher didn’t mind and liked that I was quiet. I criticise the Irish school system a lot, but we do get some things right.