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作者：昭君 |
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留言时间：2010-03-08 09:10:19 |
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It's true the diagnosis for ADHD has a lot of "subjective" components in it - especially the part that involve teacher evaluation and parents observations. But a comprehensive diagnosis should not rely on just that - it should include very thorough psychological and physiological examination. When my son was diagnosed when he was 7, he had a total of 15 hours of testing (IQ, attention tests, and many more). We thought the diagnosis was a valid one and did seek professional treatment (he was on medicine for a while, but then we decided to take him off it because we wanted him to be more in control of his mind). I'm glad to say that he's functioning really well now, given the fact that he had (and still has) this difficulty. But you are absolutely right in that if your child is simply "hyper" and have hard time sitting still, it's not the reason to put them on drugs. It will do more harm than good if you think Ritalin is a cure it all:). |
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作者：伍加 |
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留言时间：2010-03-08 07:44:30 |
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昭君：
谢谢你的评论及链接。
我的一位朋友，他的儿子在上小学时几次被老师劝说带孩子去看医生，说他的儿子有典型的多动症，上课坐不住，老爱说话，影响别人。他的确带孩子去看了医生，给他一堆表格要填。之后，他认真研究了医生用来诊断多动症的多项选择题，发现这些问题其实是带有很大的主观性，因而并没有听医生的劝说去进一步做诊断，更没有让儿子吃药。过了一年，他儿子换了班级，换了老师，结果孩子表现很出色，经常受到老师和学校的表扬。
所以，如果孩子某个时期贪玩些，或招得某位老师不喜欢时，不一定就是什么 ADD, 或ADHD。不必听风就是雨。当然，如果孩子的症状很严重，那还得另当别论。 |
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作者：昭君 |
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留言时间：2010-03-07 10:56:50 |
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伍加兄最近佳作连连，而且多为生物心理方面的文章，是否有改行的倾向？呵呵。
There is definitely an "over diagnosis" problem for Autism and ADHD in the US, but for those kids who truly have these impairment, seeking proper treatments is a must. If medicine is needed to control the symptom, then it should not be ruled out. But the important thing to remember is that medicine is not a cure, and definitely not a panecea. It's important to make sure that the diagnosis is genuine, and not just a convenient "label" given to a kid by teachers or parents, just because the kid has trouble sitting still and/or has difficulties in the social settings (in this sense, everyone really has a dose of ADHD, like you mentioned in the article).
Share two pieces I wrote on the related topic:
关注孩子的心理健康:
http://blog.creaders.net/dreamweaver/user_blog_diary.php?did=9443
你愿意为孩子做什么？从自闭症，Home Schooling 谈起:
http://blog.creaders.net/dreamweaver/user_blog_diary.php?did=10786 |
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