What is the Most Common Learning Disability Among Children?
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ADD/ADHD is commonly misdiagnosed (for corporated drug companies profit, true indeed). However, when properly diagnosed, it can help stablize the chemicle imbalance that may exist. Contrapositively, it dulls down their creativity and natural innocence.
Shoot, Television is a guilty cuprit as well. The idiot box conveys information at a 4th grade comprehension level, (probably lower), all these cartoons, sitcoms, commercials, create base aspirations for material possesions, and present an unrealistic slant on an unattainable lifestyle (thus contributing to potential depression/dissatisfaction w/ life by diluting the brain with b.s. priorities). At the same time TV shortens the attention span of it's followers, leading to, or being confused with ADD/ADHD. KILL your television...
I feel the greatest discretion should be used when prescribed medication, b/c chemically altering a childs brain can ultimately set that child up for a lifetime of chemical dependencies (self medicated, or RX perscribed)...
Either way, the importance of ROLE MODELS who stress the importance of learning and are involved play the most vital/essential/invaluable roll.
Shoot, Television is a guilty cuprit as well. The idiot box conveys information at a 4th grade comprehension level, (probably lower), all these cartoons, sitcoms, commercials, create base aspirations for material possesions, and present an unrealistic slant on an unattainable lifestyle (thus contributing to potential depression/dissatisfaction w/ life by diluting the brain with b.s. priorities). At the same time TV shortens the attention span of it's followers, leading to, or being confused with ADD/ADHD. KILL your television...
I feel the greatest discretion should be used when prescribed medication, b/c chemically altering a childs brain can ultimately set that child up for a lifetime of chemical dependencies (self medicated, or RX perscribed)...
Either way, the importance of ROLE MODELS who stress the importance of learning and are involved play the most vital/essential/invaluable roll.
Where do you think children learn these lazy behaviors? Where do all of the distractions come from? How do they become obese? The answer to all of these can be traced directly back to the parents. Lazy, unmotivated parents are going to have lazy, unmotivated kids. It is NEVER the child's fault or the teacher's fault because of poor academics in school. IT IS THE PARENT'S FAULT. The parents pay for the distractions, such as video games and cable boxes with 500 channels to babysit their kids and keep them from having to do their real job, which is raising their kids. And kids become obese because of all of the crap the parents buy, such as soda and Flaming Hot Cheetos. The parents don't buy nutritional food and teach their kids the importance of a proper diet. They give their kids $5 each day for lunch and the kids go to school and buy pizza, chips, and a soda every day for lunch. No wonder their fat as fuck.
If you don't see what's being said, the majority of learning takes place at home. A lot of this so-called "ADD/ADHD" comes from the amount of TV and video games the kids play and watch. They are being trained to NOT have to focus on anything for more than five seconds because the camera angle is always changing. They are being trained to have the needs immediately fulfilled by the simple push of a button. They are not learning to focus on something for a long period of time, which is why they get all crazy at school.
A lot of teachers are spoiled and whenever a child becomes a behavior problem in their class, the teacher is yelling, "The kid has ADD/ADHD and needs to be put in special education." This does not help either.
If you don't see what's being said, the majority of learning takes place at home. A lot of this so-called "ADD/ADHD" comes from the amount of TV and video games the kids play and watch. They are being trained to NOT have to focus on anything for more than five seconds because the camera angle is always changing. They are being trained to have the needs immediately fulfilled by the simple push of a button. They are not learning to focus on something for a long period of time, which is why they get all crazy at school.
A lot of teachers are spoiled and whenever a child becomes a behavior problem in their class, the teacher is yelling, "The kid has ADD/ADHD and needs to be put in special education." This does not help either.
I’m glad I don’t have ADD. I can keep my mind on the same topic for a very long time. I was at school one day and the next thing I knew I was thinking about a movie but then I thought “why was my girl not there with me?” It’s strange because my mother used to tell me how I would never get married which is what my father always said, “boy, don’t you ever get married.” I wonder why he said things like that being that he was married? Maybe because he was in the marines and “marines” is kind of a funny word if you think about it because they aint under water or near it all the time, next to sea creatures and weird animals all the time, that would be weird but funny because some of those things are good to eat like at Fish & Chips near my house they have the best tauter sauce but they charge 5 cents for ketchup which is stupid since McDonalds and other places give it away for free. But yeah, in conclusion drugs is for suckas!
I had/have major problems with ADD and still do. I used to get my ass beat for fuckin up in school, and still I would fuck up. I graduated with a C average after 5 years of high school.
When I was younger, (up to 8th grade), I used to test off the charts. Over time my mental abilities and (I sincerely believe this) capacity waned as I was too caught up in my own little bullshit to learn anything. I could have said the exact same thing CC said in her post.
Even to this day, when I have a task to do that does not somehow command my immediate attention I will summarily engage in useless, ridiculous diversions. Anything and everything becomes more interesting and important to me than whatever I need to get accomplished. I now have a job that supports me and my habits (I can procrastinate or get away with little or no research as long as I can do my bullshit pitch to clients). My internal debate over whether or not to use Ritalin or Dexedrine rages almost daily. My view is- if it will definitively improve the quality of your life, it is worth it.
All the naturopaths and soybean worshippers who believe it is made up by the corporations in a conspiracy to keep the people enslaved can smoke another joint and bum for change at the bus stop. This shit has always affected me and affects me on a daily basis. I don't doubt at all that my heavy TV watching / Video game playing early on had some shit to do with it.
I don't think this has anything to do with ADD. I think this is a sprinkling of generalized liberal epistemological statements on TV's influence.
I'm sure this plays a role, but I had a lot of parental involvement in my shit and I still turned out the way I did.
When I was younger, (up to 8th grade), I used to test off the charts. Over time my mental abilities and (I sincerely believe this) capacity waned as I was too caught up in my own little bullshit to learn anything. I could have said the exact same thing CC said in her post.
Even to this day, when I have a task to do that does not somehow command my immediate attention I will summarily engage in useless, ridiculous diversions. Anything and everything becomes more interesting and important to me than whatever I need to get accomplished. I now have a job that supports me and my habits (I can procrastinate or get away with little or no research as long as I can do my bullshit pitch to clients). My internal debate over whether or not to use Ritalin or Dexedrine rages almost daily. My view is- if it will definitively improve the quality of your life, it is worth it.
All the naturopaths and soybean worshippers who believe it is made up by the corporations in a conspiracy to keep the people enslaved can smoke another joint and bum for change at the bus stop. This shit has always affected me and affects me on a daily basis. I don't doubt at all that my heavy TV watching / Video game playing early on had some shit to do with it.
I don't think this has anything to do with ADD. I think this is a sprinkling of generalized liberal epistemological statements on TV's influence.
I'm sure this plays a role, but I had a lot of parental involvement in my shit and I still turned out the way I did.
