This is about a post in another thread (not a thread about a thread) where a poster wrote...
"I also believe that very few children have actual SN and think there's far too much labelling, and some children are just little shits".
As the parent of child who has been "labelled" (with autism, dyspraixa, dyslexia and ADHD) I find this all too prevalent attitude appalling.
My child is not "labelled", he has complex difficulties and challenges which he has to cope with every single day of his life. Just because they are not immediately visible does not mean they are not there.
His difficulties are not made any easier by those who doubt these diagnoses....from relatives to other parents to strangers in the street. None of whom have any medical training you understand....they just "know" it is "labelling" and that these conditions "don't really exist"
"ADHD means naughty child" (for example) just as "dyslexia" means "can't read", autism means "can't talk" and dyspraxia (if they have ever heard of it means "a bit clumsy".
My DS is thriving, he is thriving because in school they DO believe in his diagnoses and they support him.
He is thriving because a paediatrician prescribed medication when he was 8 years old because she was concerned he was not achieving his potential. Three months after starting medication he could finally read.
He is thriving because I meet his needs for sensory issues and support him.
He is thriving because there are still thankfully many who DON'T believe all the crap they read about children being "labelled" and DO understand.
For those of you who DON'T get this ....shame on you. You have much still to learn. Perhaps start with the National Autistic Society and then move outwards to the surrounding conditions.
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To wonder why it is deemed acceptable to call a diagnosis "labelling"?
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JakeBullet · 10/02/2014 13:13
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10/02/2014 14:10
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