We talked with our GP about getting them diagnosed last year but she advised against it, saying that then it would "go on their record"
The fact that doctors like this still exist drives me up a wall. I know you know this but how could this be a negative is beyond me. The kid, with a diagnoses, is afforded accommodations under the law. That 504 plan carries with them to college, which is also required to accommodate under the law. Work, if you want to disclose this to them, are required to provide you reasonable accommodations under the ADA.
So, remember, your kid with a diagnoses is entitled to accomodations by the school. Medication is also going to go a long way to make your kid feel like they can actually do the work.
I suspect that this comes from the ADHD as that tends to intensify feelings of boredom and "this is boring" or "the teacher is stupid" are easier things for them to believe than admitting that focusing and paying attention is hard for them.
Its a multifold thing I think. I was regularly belittled by some teachers, claiming I didn't care about the work or that I was lazy. Regularly shamed in front of the class. At home the rhetoric was similar, about being lazy. However, sometimes it also felt like I already knew where a lesson was going, I was thinking faster then the teacher was presenting, leaving me feeling like nothing was moving fast enough.
Having their condition documented with the school should ease this, hopefully providing them with additional time, resources, etc.
Getting them assessed now is going to be huge for them.
The fact that doctors like this still exist drives me up a wall. I know you know this but how could this be a negative is beyond me. The kid, with a diagnoses, is afforded accommodations under the law. That 504 plan carries with them to college, which is also required to accommodate under the law. Work, if you want to disclose this to them, are required to provide you reasonable accommodations under the ADA.
So, remember, your kid with a diagnoses is entitled to accomodations by the school. Medication is also going to go a long way to make your kid feel like they can actually do the work.
Its a multifold thing I think. I was regularly belittled by some teachers, claiming I didn't care about the work or that I was lazy. Regularly shamed in front of the class. At home the rhetoric was similar, about being lazy. However, sometimes it also felt like I already knew where a lesson was going, I was thinking faster then the teacher was presenting, leaving me feeling like nothing was moving fast enough.
Having their condition documented with the school should ease this, hopefully providing them with additional time, resources, etc.
Getting them assessed now is going to be huge for them.