Guest guest Posted March 21, 2004 Report Share Posted March 21, 2004 > > We tell that same... It's just thoughts and thoughts won't hurt > you or anyone else. It's so hard to explain it to someone so young. > takes everything so literally. > > Yes is in school, the first grade. He loves school and does > wonderfully! His grades are high and I am very proud to say he reads > at a 3rd grade level! He has a wonderful teacher also who I told > as soon as we learned what had and she is a doll. She didn't > know anything about OCD but has been eager to learn about it. She is > very sensitive to . My son (also 7 in first grade) really loved the book, " Blink, Blink, Clop, Clop, Why We Do Things We Can't Stop " about OCD. It really put the explanation in terms he could understand. His understanding of OCD is that it is the " silly " part of his brain playing tricks on him. Ben's teacher, too, is absolutely wonderful. Ben often tells him things about the OCD that he doesn't even tell us. He just feels so accepted! They sometimes work together to brainstorm solutions to some of his problems. Jeanne jwestpha@... NBCT - Exceptional Needs (2000) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 23, 2004 Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 I'm not an expert on this subject but I did read in a magazine article that anyone who has taken medication for a mental disorder or condition is not permitted to join any part of the military. The article had something to do with Ritalin and all the kids on it for ADD. I do know that there are sometimes questions on forms that ask if you have ever been treated for a mental disorder or condition. I don't know what they do if you check " yes " but were never medicated for it. I think it might be the condition and not the medication too, but am not positive. Hmmm. It's something to think about. Kelley in NV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 23, 2004 Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 in NV: I mean it definitely caused us to stop and think about it before we ever sought help. It just got to the point where it just didn't matter, because we had no choice anymore. Still, you want your kids to not have to suffer the consequences for having to have this treated. I guess there are many careers out there left to choose from. Just seems sad to have to put a red flag over their heads by getting help for them. You want to be able to say to them that they can be anything they want to be. You don't want to have to tell your child that he can be anything he wants to be, except for anything that requires an extensive background check. Sounds fatalistic. Maybe there are loopholes or ways around it. I dunno......... You're right-something to think about. in IL Re: Re: Hi , Thanks... I'm not an expert on this subject but I did read in a magazine article that anyone who has taken medication for a mental disorder or condition is not permitted to join any part of the military. The article had something to do with Ritalin and all the kids on it for ADD. I do know that there are sometimes questions on forms that ask if you have ever been treated for a mental disorder or condition. I don't know what they do if you check " yes " but were never medicated for it. I think it might be the condition and not the medication too, but am not positive. Hmmm. It's something to think about. Kelley in NV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 23, 2004 Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 I think it's time for all of us to become strong advocates for changing those sorts of absurd practices-- stigmatizing people who have sought treatment for mental illnesses. lisa/narcease/also in illinois > in NV: > I mean it definitely caused us to stop and think about it before we > ever sought help. It just got to the point where it just didn't > matter, because we had no choice anymore. Still, you want your kids > to not have to suffer the consequences for having to have this > treated. I guess there are many careers out there left to choose > from. Just seems sad to have to put a red flag over their heads by > getting help for them. You want to be able to say to them that they > can be anything they want to be. You don't want to have to tell your > child that he can be anything he wants to be, except for anything that > requires an extensive background check. Sounds fatalistic. Maybe > there are loopholes or ways around it. I dunno......... You're > right-something to think about. > in IL > Re: Re: Hi , Thanks... > > > I'm not an expert on this subject but I did read in a magazine > article that > anyone who has taken medication for a mental disorder or condition > is not > permitted to join any part of the military. The article had > something to do with > Ritalin and all the kids on it for ADD. I do know that there are > sometimes > questions on forms that ask if you have ever been treated for a > mental disorder > or condition. I don't know what they do if you check " yes " but > were never > medicated for it. I think it might be the condition and not the > medication too, > but am not positive. Hmmm. It's something to think about. Kelley > in NV > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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