[Dialogue] Fwd: Brasscheck TV: How many people do you know...

[Patricia Tuecke]

We have a grandchild who has recently been tested by the her school district
(at their request and parents approval). Test results: extremely high IQ and
ADD. Parents are in a quandary about what to do - how to help. Their first
response was to not give drugs, because of all the stories of medication
problems and not wanting to dull her enthusiastic spirit. They have learned
that the medication and dosage and length of time meds stay in the body are
much different than 20 years ago. After conversations with her pediatrician
they have initially gone with a low dosage and observing any difference in
focus and behavior.  

 

I'd like to forward to them some of the comments  from those of you in this
conversation.

 

Pat Tuecke

 

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In a message dated 1/10/2009 3:42:50 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
khess at apk.net writes:

  So genes for hyperactivity would possibly have been of survival value.
Clearly they are not of value in a contemporary school. 

 

So why are the children considered the problem, not contemporary schools.
Surely there's a better way to train our young people than the deadly
regimentation required there.  I say this as a retired elementary teacher,
with credentials in bilingual/bicultural and learning handicapped education.
In 30 years of teaching, I only had one student for whom ritalin was
obviously beneficial.  I could tell the moment I saw him whether or not he
had taken his medication.  He could make a valiant attempt to attend to
class business, but just couldn't seem to do so without the medicine.  (His
father was an imprisoned gang member, and his family situation was extremely
chaotic.  I've lost touch with him, but would be surprised if he didn't
follow his father to prison.  I don't think the ritalin had any long-term
benefit, but I was happy he had it in the classroom, for his sake, my sake,
and the sake of the other students.)

 

Jann McGuire  





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