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George T. Lynn is the author of Survival Strategies for Parenting Your ADD Child: Dealing With Obsessions Compulsions, Depression, Explosive Behavior, and Rage (order on-line)
Survival Strategies for Parenting Your ADD Child
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Talking Back to Ritalin: What Doctors Aren't Telling You About Stimulants for Children
by Dr. Peter R. Breggin
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Letter From a Learning Disabled Kid. 15-year-old Launches World-Class Web Site to Help Others.
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An controversial analysis of the true cause of Attention Deficit Disorder. Based on personal experience and years of medical practice and research, Scattered is a groundbreaking book that explodes the conventional wisdom that A.D.D. is a genetically based disorder, declaring instead that its roots are environmental. Dr. Gabor Maté, a family physician and himself an A.D.D. sufferer, asserts that A.D.D. originates in infancy as a response to conditions that fail to provide a necessary degree of emotional or physical security. Financial problems, marital strife, job stress, and substance abuse can all create an environment that may trigger A.D.D.
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Are our schools equipped to handle "attention different" boys who act out or curse in class? That was the subject of a recent chat with expert George T. Lynn, author of Survival Strategies for Parents of ADD Kids.
Here's the transcript of our recent chat with expert George Lynn:
GeorgeLynn says:
Hello, Is this the ADHD chat?
Host Bert_MSN says:
Hi, George! Welcome!
~angel69~ says:
are you the expert?
Host Bert_MSN says:
Wolf, lots of new people because of the topic ...
Host Bert_MSN says:
Our Special Guest tonight is George T. Lynn, author of Survival Strategies for Parenting Your ADD Child.
The topic is how well are our schools serving "attention different" boys, and what can we do about it.
Host Bert_MSN says:
"Attention different" refers to boys who have Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Tourette's Syndrome, or Bipolar Disorder. These kids don't have "deficits," but "differences," which include unique and special gifts.
~angel69~ says:
Girls have it too
Host Bert_MSN says:
George, I've really been enjoying your book. Before we get into schools and stuff, maybe you'd like to talk about stress and stressors aggrevating ADD kids.
Host GeorgeLynn says:
Bert, sure. I see the modern classroom as one big stressor in itself
~angel69~ says:
I agree with that!!
Host Bert_MSN says:
And stress is what aggrevates the "undesireable" symptoms?
Host GeorgeLynn says:
First there is the teaching style..it is "auditory" and doesn't work well for "visual" processors such as most ADD kids
Host GeorgeLynn says:
Then there is the speed. Most ADHD'rs need things slowed and they need hands on
Host GeorgeLynn says:
Then there is the ADHD hyperactivity which scares female teachers..
Kaitlin© says:
Hi All
chrisa says:
hi
Host GeorgeLynn says:
bonjour weird one (g)
Kaitlin© says:
why does ADHD scare teachers ???
~angel69~ says:
"female" teachers
~angel69~ says:
behavior??
baby36 says:
i don't feel there is enough one on one time given to these kids at school. these kids should not be expected to keep up with other kids in the class so there should be enough teachers to teach them in a seperate class
Host Bert_MSN ... good questions ...
Host GeorgeLynn says:
Boys running around always scares them..the kids' oppositionality and anger can be a major stressor to the teacher
chrisa says:
baby i agree
~angel69~ says:
Are you talking about segregating them? (SP?)
baby36 says:
there should also be more training programs for them
wolf2000 says:
ignorant teachers or female teachers??
Host GeorgeLynn says:
Men teachers by and large do much better with these kids
~angel69~ says:
I thought we were trying to intergrate them?
Kaitlin© says:
my son has been suspended due to his ADD
Kaitlin© says:
need more male teachers
chrisa says:
it is a nightmare to get some special programs started
Maxx says:
What is ADHD?
wolf2000 says:
I think that is bs george
Kaitlin© says:
Chrisa it is a law now
Kaitlin© says:
ADD is a disablity
Host GeorgeLynn says:
I think we need more male teachers who are ADD savvy
~angel69~ says:
Attention Deficit Hyperativity disorder
Kaitlin© says:
we need more teachers that are add savy period
ML-Explorer says:
how do you get suspended due to ADD??
baby36 says:
i agree katlin
chrisa says:
Kaitlin what do u mean
Kaitlin© says:
it is been passed by law as a disability
Kaitlin© says:
in march it was
~angel69~ says:
ADD is not a disability
Maxx says:
My son is in a special class 5th grade, can't read.
wolf2000 says:
I have a lot of friends in Children's Servcies and the women do fine when they are trained
Kaitlin© says:
yes it is NOW angel
chrisa says:
when was that/
Host GeorgeLynn says:
Kids who break the rules, say impulsive things, bring forbidden stuff to school get suspended..just lipping off your teacher wilfl get you the boot
Host Bert_MSN ... suspended for "acting out" or "disruptive" because the teachers didn't recognize ADD symptomology, perhaps?
Kaitlin© says:
go to the Chadd home page http://www.chadd.org/
baby36 says:
there should be more male teachers
Kaitlin© says:
they know he is ADD they just prefer not to treat it that way
~angel69~ says:
I just hate labeling a kid as disabled
chrisa says:
Kaitlin when was that law passed?
Host GeorgeLynn says:
Trouble is many ADD'rs tend to be mouthy, uncooperative, esp when they get stressed or bored
~angel69~ says:
that is what I meant
Kaitlin© says:
March 15,1999 I believe
~angel69~ says:
Don't get defensive kaitlin..I am on yourside......okay
chrisa says:
O k what does that mean for a familie ? More rights?
ML-Explorer says:
I thought you could not be suspended if you have a disability and your behavior is a manifestation of your identified disability?
~angel69~ says:
we are all here for the same reason
Host Bert_MSN thinks:
George says in his book:
"I do not discuss the use of Ritalin to a great extent. Instead I lave more to offer as a coach for dealing with the public school bureaucracy, the kingpins in the distress cycle that makes Ritalin a necessity. The topic ... is one of the longest ones in this book for good reason. Schools put enormous stress on parents of Attention Different kids. The cycle ends when the system becomes more skilled in responding to the child's special needs."
Kaitlin© says:
lol not defensive angel
Host GeorgeLynn says:
The disability laws give these kids rights and their rights are stronger after recentSupreme Ct decisions
Kaitlin© says:
when they stop seeing ADD as behavoiral
Maxx says:
He jumps from regular class to the special reading class. Total chaos. The regular kids make fun of him because of his association with the special class.
Kaitlin© says:
my son needs his meds reevualted
Host GeorgeLynn says:
Bert, thank you. Bureaucracies are difficult to change but they must
Kaitlin© says:
sorry bout the spelling
Jillann says:
schools are a business-kids that don't conform are targeted for the alternative schools
chrisa says:
I have a 7 year old daughter and try to learn about all those new laws because we have been through hell to try to get our right
babbette says:
i am a parent of an adhd child, who is an adhd person myself
~angel69~ says:
SYMPTOMS??????????
Kaitlin© says:
me too Babbette
Kaitlin© says:
distractibility is a major one angel
babbette says:
scary isnt it
Host GeorgeLynn says:
impulsivity, inattention, and disorganization
Host Bert_MSN says:
Our Special Guest tonight is George T. Lynn, author of Survival Strategies for Parenting Your ADD Child.
The topic is how well are our schools serving "attention different" boys, and what can we do about it.
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Survival Strategies for Parenting Your ADD Child
Order on-line
Talking Back to Ritalin: What Doctors Aren't Telling You About Stimulants for Children
by Dr. Peter R. Breggin
Reviews
Order on-line
Related:
Letter From a Learning Disabled Kid. 15-year-old Launches World-Class Web Site to Help Others.
Order on-line
An controversial analysis of the true cause of Attention Deficit Disorder. Based on personal experience and years of medical practice and research, Scattered is a groundbreaking book that explodes the conventional wisdom that A.D.D. is a genetically based disorder, declaring instead that its roots are environmental. Dr. Gabor Maté, a family physician and himself an A.D.D. sufferer, asserts that A.D.D. originates in infancy as a response to conditions that fail to provide a necessary degree of emotional or physical security. Financial problems, marital strife, job stress, and substance abuse can all create an environment that may trigger A.D.D.
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Kaitlin© says:
is there anything we can do ?
baby36 says:
these kids need more school programs set up in school so they can show ttheir abilities in things that interest them
Kaitlin© says:
i agree Baby
chrisa says:
baby i totally agree
Host GeorgeLynn says:
Thank you Bert. Actually there are a lot of models out there of what works for these kids and its not necessarily a spec ed enviornment
Kaitlin© says:
both my kids are ADD
chrisa says:
these kids are very bright
~angel69~ says:
Thank you all for all of your help!! I have really enjoyed our conversation
Kaitlin© says:
one is doing very well and the other seems to lack motivation
Host Bert_MSN thinks:
Show their abilities ... good point! George talks a lot about the GIFTS these kids have to offer ... it's a DIFFERENCE, not a DEFICIT ...
ML-Explorer says:
what percentage of Children diagnosed with ADD or ADHD are being medicated by a physician?
chrisa says:
my kid is ADD too
Host GeorgeLynn says:
I like Hartmann's idea that they are "hunters"..they learn from real experience, they need to be able to move around, they need novelty, they respond well to consequences
ted says:
hi all!!
mls says:
I think a more structured enviornment/ definitly summer school programs and teachers that have experience handling these kids
Host GeorgeLynn says:
They tend to be very creative
Jillann says:
which does not make them a candidate for public schools, George
chrisa says:
What is the right thing to do ? Give medication or not???
baby36 says:
i agree mls
Kaitlin© says:
if it helps i say medicate
babbette says:
ym experiance is that i can learn to use my add to my advantage in some areas
babbette says:
i am trying to teach my son that as well
Host Bert_MSN says:
George's book:
"Giving the child Ritalin takes the responsibility off the school district (and district taxpayers) and puts it on you and your child. The child may or may not be able to get along without it. Some kids are inappropriately medicated. But most likely he's on the medication because when he's not he needs more extensive one-on-one attention in class."
baby36 says:
i agree give medication when needed
JackGerardi says:
Bert, George "Our Special Guest tonight is George T. Lynn, author of Survival Strategies for Parenting Your ADD Child. The topic is how well are our schools serving "attention different" boys, and what can we do about it." Would ya say that Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer were ADD? Do ya think they would have been put on Ritalin?
Host GeorgeLynn says:
Medication is a life saver for some kids. For others it is an economic expedient so that both parents can work.... Kaitlin© says:
mine is so severly ADHD it hurts sometimes
Kaitlin© says:
he taught himself to read at two
TOMMY says:
both parents working - part of the problem
chrisa says:
i am just worried about sideeffects down the road
Kaitlin© says:
and every year his grades get worse
Host GeorgeLynn says:
Picture a wild place, outdoors, people doing real things, not studying "Egypt" and you have the right environment for ADHD'rs
Jillann says:
what about food additives, etc.?
Host Bert_MSN
thinks:
Huck Finn ... Tom Sawyer
ADD? I bet George will agree to
that!
Kaitlin© says:
mine is also sensitive
to food additives
chrisa says:
mine
too
baby36 says:
most parents have to
work to survive
Host GeorgeLynn
says:
If you're gonna corner
them in a little room with 30 other kids, you
have problems right there!
Host Bert_MSN says:
Is Ritalin necessary?
Your book has an appendix that talks about
naturopathic alternatives. Walter J. Crinnion,
N.D., Nutritional ALternatives to Ritalin -
Treating the Causes as Well as the
Symptoms
babbette says:
i just lowered the
amount of hours i work per day so that i can be
home as soon as my son gets out of
school
Kaitlin© says:
i just got FMLA so i can
be there to help my son
TOMMY says:
good
Jillann says:
good
babbs
wolf2000 says:
If I had an ADD child I
would rather he/she attend a private school
which cultivated the talents and provided the
3r's in a creative way.
Host GeorgeLynn
says:
There are several
attractive naturopathic alternatives to
pharmacology
Continued ...
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George Lynn is a therapist in Bellevue, Washington. He is the author of Survival Strategies For Parenting
Your ADD Child (Underwood Books). (order on-line)
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