The first time your kid picked up some crayons and scribbled, it was magical - he's making art! But by the time a few more years have gone by, you've learned a few things...
The reality is the cost and time associated with getting some of this help is very difficult to shoulder. Parents may desperately want to get their kids therapy but if it’s a choice between food and therapy, most families will have to choose food.
#2 - time for my regular reminder on posts like this that for neurodiverse kids self-soothing/talking about feelings is an IMMENSELY difficult skill. And also that using a screen to distract yourself while your emotional intensity reduces to the point where you can have a productive…
It’s not actually an age appropriate expectation for all kids though, and countries that have a delayed emphasis on academics (like Finland) generally have equal and often higher rates of academic success. It’s society that sets be expectation so we can change it! And play-based learning…
Something to keep in mind for repeated screenings: ADHD screening in particular is based on functional issues in multiple areas of a person’s life, and often as a result VERY hard to identify young. My youngest was diagnosed autistic at 3 after a full neurocognitive work up but did…
Seconding @TheMessYouMade - and also, there’s some intriguing research right now that indicates the correlation may go the other way around: parents of ND kids may allow more screen time both because ND kids have challenging behaviours and because ND kids find certain screen activities…
#5 - I have slight sympathy for the ex because quitting smoking for good is HARD. My sibling has smoked since high school and has quit and restarted so many times. Things will be going well and then they’ll hit a stressful patch, and once you’ve bought a pack again… I agree that the…
Could #10 be a poorly executed accessibility feature? If the elevator is exclusively the bathroom it wouldn’t be different than going through a bathroom door….
Yeah I know I’m reaching but I need to believe there’s a reason for that.
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