What is the Most Common Learning Disability Among Children?
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As I stated, it can be helpful if diagnosed correctly and used with great discretion. Especially when younger and younger CHILDREN are prescribed meds w/ no concept of how it will affect them. An adolescent in 8th grade is physcially and mentally more mature and assumably has a greater comprehension of the cause & effect of the medication. A 9 yr old who stares out the window during math, fidgets during grammar, but enjoy's recess and painting is not abnormal, its childhood.
However, there are definately people/kids who do benefit. It's just easy to misdiagnose. I know of cases where people have benefitted greatly from Ritalin/Dex/Aderol, as well as cases of great abuse.
I have always had struggles with staying focused and an extended attention span (in fact I still find myself falling asleep in lectures, training, and meetings(business and community). How much is credited to too much fraggle rock and how much of the problem is innate is beyond me.
I myself was able to get diagnosed when I was 19 in College b/c the only classes I would ever get C's in college were multiple choice testing. My brain just doesn't process info. that way. However, Ritalin proved extremely useful during my pursuit of an English minor (in terms of sitting down 'n readin' for 3-4 hours in the library and only gettin' up to piss). However, after one year of messin' with it as a study aid, I didn't like the way it made me feel, what I did like was flippin' 'em to the rich kids for 5 bucks a pop during midterms and finals...
Even though I don't have any immediate empirical data on hand, I believe there is a correlation to TV consumption (with all of the other forms of media pop-culture consumerism/materialism needs/base/want) and ADD/Depression.
But back to the thread topic, what is the biggest learning disabilty? Who knows?
I do know the current curriculum ain't gonna cut it...
However, there are definately people/kids who do benefit. It's just easy to misdiagnose. I know of cases where people have benefitted greatly from Ritalin/Dex/Aderol, as well as cases of great abuse.
I have always had struggles with staying focused and an extended attention span (in fact I still find myself falling asleep in lectures, training, and meetings(business and community). How much is credited to too much fraggle rock and how much of the problem is innate is beyond me.
I myself was able to get diagnosed when I was 19 in College b/c the only classes I would ever get C's in college were multiple choice testing. My brain just doesn't process info. that way. However, Ritalin proved extremely useful during my pursuit of an English minor (in terms of sitting down 'n readin' for 3-4 hours in the library and only gettin' up to piss). However, after one year of messin' with it as a study aid, I didn't like the way it made me feel, what I did like was flippin' 'em to the rich kids for 5 bucks a pop during midterms and finals...
Even though I don't have any immediate empirical data on hand, I believe there is a correlation to TV consumption (with all of the other forms of media pop-culture consumerism/materialism needs/base/want) and ADD/Depression.
But back to the thread topic, what is the biggest learning disabilty? Who knows?
I do know the current curriculum ain't gonna cut it...
I'd have to agree. Then when a problem is created they put their kids on drugs to help control the disability. 
Teacher's have a lot to do with it as well.
Most of it is bullshit. I was a hyper active child when I started going through puberty, I had some major behavoir problems. I was doing horrible in school near the end of middle school, my grades were around C- to a C and that's if I was even graded half the time. I went through home schooling, correspondence, everything. My parents didn't put me on Ritalin or anything, I just matured as time passed. But I was a crazy fucking kid, most of my friends were too. This all has to do with puberty. By the end of Junior High I was getting C+, B and an A here or there. By graduation my senior year I was a B-A student with honors.
I remember kids who were on Ritalin and other drugs, they didn't even need it. It was sad.
So, it has a lot to do with influence and bad communication. Kid's can't focus in school because they aren't disciplined to focus. Most kids go to school to hang out with their friends, or to fight or bully others. Atleast that's how it was when I was really young, fortunately there are a lot more nerds with the coming generations.
The biggest learning disability is not being givin the chance to truly LEARN and APPLY oneself in a SAFE and COMFORTABLE environment.
We all know the claimed disability is ADD. But ADD is a load of bullshit.
Teacher's have a lot to do with it as well.Most of it is bullshit. I was a hyper active child when I started going through puberty, I had some major behavoir problems. I was doing horrible in school near the end of middle school, my grades were around C- to a C and that's if I was even graded half the time. I went through home schooling, correspondence, everything. My parents didn't put me on Ritalin or anything, I just matured as time passed. But I was a crazy fucking kid, most of my friends were too. This all has to do with puberty. By the end of Junior High I was getting C+, B and an A here or there. By graduation my senior year I was a B-A student with honors.
I remember kids who were on Ritalin and other drugs, they didn't even need it. It was sad.
So, it has a lot to do with influence and bad communication. Kid's can't focus in school because they aren't disciplined to focus. Most kids go to school to hang out with their friends, or to fight or bully others. Atleast that's how it was when I was really young, fortunately there are a lot more nerds with the coming generations.
The biggest learning disability is not being givin the chance to truly LEARN and APPLY oneself in a SAFE and COMFORTABLE environment.
We all know the claimed disability is ADD. But ADD is a load of bullshit.
4 realz its the parents ..i kno where u comin from...most parents dont give a fuck bout they child's skoolin...they feel just let the skools and teachers handle it....big fuckin problem...shit my parents used to bribe me 2 get good grades when i was young...that would motivate me 2 do good...i think more parents should do that
