[SoftballMominVA]

Ok, you win, I'm out. Carry on.

You seem to not have the ability to sort through discussions made by myself and at least 5 other people on this board and comment in an even-handed manner. You look at your experiences and assume that is how it is everywhere. (By your own admission you have been out of a clinic situation for over 5 years) You make gratitous statements, attack others and throw snide remarks around. When I very, very calmly attempted to inject a sense of reason about this, you continue to attack. No problem. If that is how you operate in real life, then that's how you will operate here.

Just remember, we solve no problems here on this board--we discuss and learn from each other and their experiences. Rather than attack my corner of the world, why not step back and say "WOW! that sounds great! Good on you!" When a parent posts his experience with how his son came to be identified (which btw, was done correctly, down to the most tiny details) instead of attacking him, why not look and learn and see how you can adapt his experiences for the good of those around you?

Is ADHD/ADD over identified? In my opinion, yes. However, I would be the last person to pull another's child aside and disagree with a medical professional. I take the kids given to me to teach, and I teach them to the best of my ability. Have I ever mentioned ADHD/ADD to a parent? Never, not once. Have I heard of it happening? Yes and in every case I strongly suggested the parent contact a school official to discuss the violation of IDEA.

Please refrain from posting comments to me, and especially refrain from using degrading, condescending words that I have seen you use such as "dear" and "honey." I am neither to you, nor do I wish to be.

[Diva Betsy Ross]

You may call it mis-identified as much as your want- but the truth is ADD and ADHD in public school children is mis diagnosed by a very scary degree. There a hundreds, thousands, millions of people who know it now. And for every single one of your experts who say other wise- I will show an expert who agrees with me. This is not my very own invention-(although I have seen it with my own eyes). You playing the victim here is not going to help parents and children regain control over their lives from a system out of control.

If you wish to have a tea party where every one plays praise games to each other and comments very nicely upon everything you say- you may wish to do that in private. This is a public message board with a decidedly anti- liberal bent to it- and you may hear some things you may not wish to hear. There is no controlling it.

[amailmanyouknow]

>> I strongly suggested the parent contact a school official to discuss the violation of IDEA.<<

Can't do that any more. IDEA is dead. Parents no longer have any control, the schools are the experts.

[tuckrdout]

Very wise words.