[Diva Betsy Ross]

My dear, I can guarantee you that I have far more experience in this area than you do and I know exactly of what I speak. You just don't want to listen, and it appears to me that if I am not falling out with sympathy for you - you are not going to participate in a discussion on this topic. I have worked with many-many parents like you. AND I know it is hard since I have been around disabled people (real disabled people, seriously disabled people) for a good part of my life. You are preaching to the choir honey- If you are not able to see the HUGE national problem that we have right now with children and parents who have been labeled and manipulated by a hugely profitable system of -ADD and ADHD- you are really not seeing the big picture.

Yes there are leaning disabilites- but not all of them are aided by the drugs- some are made worse.

But then again YOUR child may be different, YOUR child may be one of the very small percentage of children who really do have ADHD.

Hey it is your life- do as you please. But if YOU want to listen there is information all over the place: ALL KINDS OF MINDS

The last time I called to set up and easement for someone here they were booked for three months- that is how many people are listening.... and this is just one place to go. Good luck and if you are a Conservative- do let the fact that OPRAH loves this guy deter you. ;]

[tuckrdout]

You must not have read anything I had to say.

My son is an adult now. We already did what we thought best, thank you. And it worked out wonderfully! He has held a job since he was 14 years old. He graduated with a 3.4 GPA from High School. He is now in College. Without any accomodations, he recieved a 1020 on his SAT's. Not bad, considering his "normal" sister got 980.

He started taking himself off his medication, so that he will be able to serve his country, in the military, when he graduates.

I think we did everything just right. I am so glad I never listened to the naysayers, mockers and psuedo-intellectuals who try to marginalize the kids like my son; and demean us for following the best course of action to enable our children to be self-supporting, contributing citizens of this society.

I must say, in my life I have have met many, many people who think they know everything and love to tell other people how wrong they are....but your arrogant assumption that you have far more experience than a person you know absolutely nothing about, takes the cake! You know nothing of my family, my friends, my social work, my employment history. You have no idea what my experiences are. You have no idea of my own handicaps, now do you?

Yet, I must tell you, you reveal much about yourself in a post like that.