Stim Nation: Drug Mongering
There is an excellent article in the Public Library of ScienceMedicine journal about the role teachers play in ADHD treatment.
“With ADHD, the teacher’s work extends beyond simply ensuring the disorder is understood by parents. Instead, the teacher participates in the diagnosis, and may broker different forms of treatment, or rejection of treatment. Brokerage is not a disinterested activity: teachers may have a vested interest in detecting and managing disruptive children, or they may adhere to beliefs about learning disorders which lead them to dissuade parents of the need for treatment“.
Medicine Goes to School: Teachers as Sickness Brokers for ADHD
(Thanks Mind Hacks)
Find Out More:
Books:
- The Attention Deficit Answer Book: The Best Medications and Parenting Strategies for Your Child
- ADHD: Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Children, Adolescents, and Adults
- Teaching Children With Autism to Mind-Read : A Practical Guide for Teachers and Parents
- Thank You, Mr. Falker
- Thinking About You Thinking About Me: Philosophy and strategies to further develop perspective taking and communicative abilities for persons with Asperger … Autism, Hyperlexia, ADHD, PDD-NOS, NVLD
April 12th, 2006
ADD / ADHD Medication, ADD / ADHD
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