Return-Path: <nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id g113eKu23972; Thu, 31 Jan 2002 22:40:20 -0500 (EST) Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2002 22:40:20 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <008301c1aad1$eb716ad0$3181f3ce@DeepThought> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Woods" <woods@ncia.net> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-LD:3877] ADHD X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 1140 Lines: 24 Art wrote: > And we're back to the "IF" factor. IF > the person sees a need to outdistance the impact or sees a need to > change behaviors, then they may seek outside help, or attempt it > themselves > As an added factor, if ya'll couldn't already tell, I'm pretty much a > behaviorist. Sorry Art. That doesn't sound much like a behaviorist to me. A question I'd like to put forward is what good is putting a name to it? I mean, how does giving a name to the condition help me as a teacher? Or how does it help the student? I have seen times where it comes as a great relief to the parents of a child to be able to put a label to their child's condition. It helps them understand why their child can be so difficult and so different from other kids. I've also seen times when a kid would use his label as a cop out, saying "I can't be expected to remember my assignment because I have ADHD." I don't think that's particularly helpful to anyone. Of course, maybe what I should do is start saying the same thing, "Johnny can't be expected to remember his assignment because he has ADHD." But then, wouldn't I be the one copping out? Tom
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