Comments on: Stigmatizing children with ADHD and depression http://blogs.philadelphiaweekly.com/trouble/2007/08/06/stigmatizing-children-with-adhd-and-depression/ A blog about mental health Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:55:48 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: John Hayes http://blogs.philadelphiaweekly.com/trouble/2007/08/06/stigmatizing-children-with-adhd-and-depression/comment-page-1/#comment-2334 John Hayes Tue, 07 Aug 2007 21:30:16 +0000 http://trouble.pwblogs.com/2007/08/06/stigmatizing-children-with-adhd-and-depression/#comment-2334 I agree that people with ADHD and dyslexia have frustrations that are in addition to the frustrations that everyone has. So do people growing up in poverty and broken homes. That being said, everyone is responsible for their own actions regardless of their frustrations. There should be no get out of jail free cards due to prior experiences. I think it is fair to say that most crimes are caused by frustration of some sort. Some people are exposed to more frustration than others. A lifetime of frustration can not excuse anti-social behavior that society deems criminal. I agree that people with ADHD and dyslexia have frustrations that are in addition to the frustrations that everyone has.

So do people growing up in poverty and broken homes.

That being said, everyone is responsible for their own actions regardless of their frustrations. There should be no get out of jail free cards due to prior experiences.

I think it is fair to say that most crimes are caused by frustration of some sort. Some people are exposed to more frustration than others.
A lifetime of frustration can not excuse anti-social behavior that society deems criminal.

]]> By: Karen Lynn http://blogs.philadelphiaweekly.com/trouble/2007/08/06/stigmatizing-children-with-adhd-and-depression/comment-page-1/#comment-2333 Karen Lynn Tue, 07 Aug 2007 21:21:20 +0000 http://trouble.pwblogs.com/2007/08/06/stigmatizing-children-with-adhd-and-depression/#comment-2333 Hi Liz, My name is Karen. They have been doing this since I was young. I have Cerebral Palsy and a learning disability, and I was put through the ringer on 3 seperate occasions and labeled mentally retarded. Also developmently disabled. Eveything but what I truly am! I not only won the first Civil Rights Case in the state of California, but I became a fitness instructor, and advocate, and a published author. Hi Liz,
My name is Karen. They have been doing this since I was young. I have Cerebral Palsy and a learning disability, and I was put through the ringer on 3 seperate occasions and labeled mentally retarded. Also developmently disabled. Eveything but what I truly am! I not only won the first Civil Rights Case in the state of California, but I became a fitness instructor, and advocate, and a published author.

]]> By: Jon S. http://blogs.philadelphiaweekly.com/trouble/2007/08/06/stigmatizing-children-with-adhd-and-depression/comment-page-1/#comment-2332 Jon S. Tue, 07 Aug 2007 01:32:37 +0000 http://trouble.pwblogs.com/2007/08/06/stigmatizing-children-with-adhd-and-depression/#comment-2332 Haha, me again. I've uploaded what is, perhaps, the juiciest table from the article: http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/6080/iv07t3jb1.gif I have to go and stop obsessing about this now. Haha, me again.

I’ve uploaded what is, perhaps, the juiciest table from the article:

http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/6080/iv07t3jb1.gif

I have to go and stop obsessing about this now.

]]> By: Jon S. http://blogs.philadelphiaweekly.com/trouble/2007/08/06/stigmatizing-children-with-adhd-and-depression/comment-page-1/#comment-2331 Jon S. Mon, 06 Aug 2007 23:41:07 +0000 http://trouble.pwblogs.com/2007/08/06/stigmatizing-children-with-adhd-and-depression/#comment-2331 "Eighty-one percent of respondents said they thought children with major depression would be dangerous to themselves or others..." Did they really lump "danger to self" and danger to others" together? That's incredibly misleading. "Danger to self" is a legitimate concern, but just because someone might be inclined towards cutting or suicide attempts doesn't mean they'll perform the same actions on others. ...Okay, using my college student superpowers I've accessed the journal article online. Although I can't make heads or tails of it at the moment, there is quite clearly a chart showing separate figures for danger to self and danger to others. If anyone wants to look at this just let me know. “Eighty-one percent of
respondents said they thought children with major depression would be dangerous to themselves or others…”

Did they really lump “danger to self” and danger to others” together? That’s incredibly misleading.

“Danger to self” is a legitimate concern, but just because someone might be inclined towards cutting or suicide attempts doesn’t mean they’ll perform the same actions on others.

…Okay, using my college student superpowers I’ve accessed the journal article online. Although I can’t make heads or tails of it at the moment, there is quite clearly a chart showing separate figures for danger to self and danger to others.

If anyone wants to look at this just let me know.

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