| In today's mental health system there is
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| | with 20 assorted diagnoses. She was given
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| a pattern of fraud and coercion that
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| | Risperdal as well as Ritalin. The mother
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| takes way the freedoms and dignity of
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| | reported that the child has tardive
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| children and their families. Children are
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| | dyskinesia and was experiencing tremors.
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| receiving stigmatizing labels and being
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| | The response was to eliminate Risperdal
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| prescribed psychotropic drugs with many
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| | and replace it with a different
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| untoward effects. Psychiatrist Thomas
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| | neuroleptic. This child is now
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| Szasz, MD made the comment that if an
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| | permanently disfigured, and will probably
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| individual hit us with a blackjack and
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| | never fully recover from the damage done
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| robbed us of our dignity we would call
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| | in the name of 'help'.I was doing an
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| them thugs, yet psychiatrists label and
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| | observation of one of my clients in a
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| drug children and rob them of their
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| | school setting when I took note of
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| dingity and nothing is said. All in the
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| | another child who began a conversation
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| name of profit. Rarely, if never are the
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| | with me and in the process was showing
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| families given informed consent. Szasz
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| | facial grimaces and constant repetitive
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| has also stated, "From a sociological
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| | blinking. I pulled the teacher aside and
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| point of view, psychiatry is a secular
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| | asked her to examine the child for a
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| institution to regulate domestic
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| | minute and tell me if she witnessed
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| relations. From my point of view, it is
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| | anything out of the ordinary. "Well, he
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| child abuse." Families are provided with
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| | keeps making faces and twitching." I
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| literature that appears so matter of fact
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| | asked her, "Why may that be?" "Well, um,
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| but is funded by the pharmaceutical
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| | I do not know!". I asked her to see what
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| companies and tainted with their bias.
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| | medication the child was taking and if it
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| According to the Pughkeepsie Journal, the
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| | might be a 'blue pill'. She asked the
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| 'support' or should it be said front
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| | child and indeed he was taking Adderall,
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| group for Children diagnosed with
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| | the cause of all his grimaces and
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| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
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| | contortion. What a price to pay to get a
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| received substantial funds from the
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| | child to 'function' in class!I was
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| pharmaceutical companies: "CHADD received
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| | presented with a child who the teacher
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| $315,000 from drug companies in the year
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| | insisted was ADHD. The school guidance
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| ending June 2000, about 12 percent of its
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| | counselor was called in and told the
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| budget."Children are being beaten,
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| | mother, "without a doubt, he is ADHD and
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| improperly restrained, physically and
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| | could benefit from Ritalin. It helps with
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| sexually abused, and emotionally scarred
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| | academic improvement." I asked the school
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| in residential treatment programs.
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| | guidance counselor if he had actually met
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| Juvenile probation officials are failing
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| | the child or was going on reports. "No, I
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| to understand the emotional distress of
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| | have yet to meet him." I then asked him
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| our children, they are submitting to this
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| | if he could name a study that proved that
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| "psychiatric Gestapo". Educators rather
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| | academic performance could be enhanced
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| than finding new methods of shaping our
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| | and how he was so sure of the ADHD
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| children's learning are falling into the
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| | diagnosis." He responded that he knew of
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| trap of psychiatric 'solutions' as well.
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| | no such study and that such diagnosis was
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| Never could it be that a school has
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| | based on teacher reports. Where is the
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| simply failed to help a child learn,
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| | science in that? I explained further that
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| rather it is always the child denigrated
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| | studies have actuallt shown that short
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| and labeled as 'disordered'. There are
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| | term improvement in rote learning does
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| loving and concerned parents, and there
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| | occur, but that no long term improvement
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| are others who lack love and compassion
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| | has ever been shown. The family sought a
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| towards their children. There are loving
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| | second opinion from a different
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| and concerned parents who become duped by
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| | psychologist who stated he saw nothing
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| the 'professionals'. Below are some
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| | and sent the boy on his way. In this
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| actual stories of experiences in my work
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| | situation, I saw that the child was
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| as a therapist with children as well as
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| | bright and that he learned in a way that
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| one story submitted to me by a concerned
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| | the teacher just plainly was not
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| and struggling parent. I share them to
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| | providing. This idea was reinforced when
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| give some perspective as to what is
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| | the following year with a different
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| occurring.I share this scenario because
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| | teacher his academic performance
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| sadly it is becoming a frightening
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| | dramatically increased with no
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| reality: A child is considered overly
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| | intervention.I worked with a delightful 5
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| active and has behavioral issues at
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| | year old child. Prior to him being
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| school. The school staff may recommend
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| | referred to me, he had been on Risperdal.
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| psychiatric intervention and even go as
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| | He had convulsions in the classroom and
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| far as to say that medication is
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| | was taken to the emergency room. I
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| necessary, even designating which one.
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| | happened to read the hospital report and
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| The child sees the psychiatrist for a
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| | it was deemed that these convulsions were
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| brief session- t is never examined if the
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| | a direct effect of the Risperdal. The
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| child has any physical conditions,
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| | mother was unfortunately an unconcerned
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| allergies, etc. Immediately the child is
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| | parent, and there were frequent calls
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| labeled and given a dose of
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| | made to Child protective Services
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| psychostimulant. The child develops side
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| | regarding abuse by herself and her
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| effects such as weight loss, insomnia,
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| | paramour. I found it immensely difficult
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| and possible tics. In order to counteract
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| | to work in the home with this mother, and
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| the insomnia, a new drug such as
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| | after seeing the child with brusing, I
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| Klonidine is added. The child develops
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| | too called the Child Protective Services
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| emotional lability and has crying
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| | but each time they found the cases
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| episodes and manic behaviors. The
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| | unfounded. I would take the child into
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| psychiatrist is seen again for a brief
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| | the community for my sessions. The mother
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| time, and on this visit its determined
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| | had described him as a 'little brat', a
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| that 'bipolar is emerging'. The child is
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| | 'monster', and a kid 'who didnt deserve
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| then given Depakote or some other mood
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| | sh-t'. She described all these negative
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| stablizer. The child now must receive
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| | behaviors in the home and yet I never saw
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| regular blood tests to insure that liver
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| | one of them in his time with me.
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| toxicity does not arise. The child is not
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| | Occassionally he would have some
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| overly active, he is quite docile, so it
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| | difficulty in the classroom, but with
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| is reported that improvement has
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| | some guidance and redirection, problems
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| occurred. However, with the combination
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| | were always averted. It broke my heart to
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| of drugs, he develops some psychotic like
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| | see that within 5 minutes of me dropping
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| symptoms where he feels something is
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| | him off at home he would be in tears. The
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| crawling on him and has some
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| | mother requested me to leave this case,
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| hallucinations. The psychiatrist is
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| | and I reluctantly agreed and transferred
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| consulted again, and its determined that
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| | it to a colleague and friend. My
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| bipolar with psychotic features exists or
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| | colleague informed me that the paramour
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| maybe even the possibility of childhood
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| | was caught sexually abusing the child,
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| schizophrenia. The child is then given
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| | and the child was taken to foster care. I
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| Risperdal or another neuroleptic.
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| | feel that foster care should certainly be
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| Strangely, the child begins developing
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| | a last option, but here it was a
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| unusual jaw movements and muscle
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| | blessing. I recommended that at least one
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| rigidity. The parents are concerned and
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| | member of the therapeutic staff he was
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| ask the psychiatrist if this is
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| | familiar with continue to work with him
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| medication related and if the child is
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| | in the new setting and I offered to go
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| overmedicated. The psychiatrist brushes
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| | and visit him to help with his
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| off the question and prescribes Cogentin
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| | adjustment. Though it will take some time
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| (used for Parkinson's) to alleviate the
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| | for him to adjust, I think it will be a
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| neurological problems but fails to remove
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| | fresh new start, as he is in a place
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| the offending agent. The child's behavior
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| | where maybe for once he will receive love
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| becomes more unusual and bizarre leading
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| | and compassion.TARDIVE DYSKINESIAI was
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| to hospitalization where medications are
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| | presented with a very difficult child who
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| raised and adjusted and new ones added.
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| | had received multiple psychiatric
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| Then the recommendation comes from the
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| | diagnoses and who had been in residential
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| psychiatrist that it would be better for
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| | mental health treatment for the majority
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| the child to be moved to a residential
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| | of his life. This child had been heavily
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| treatment facility. While in the
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| | medicated and was exhibiting slurred
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| residential facility, the child is
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| | speech, poor motor coordination, inner
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| frequently restrained and is injured, he
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| | feelings of agitation, and unusual jaw
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| is placed with other children with
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| | motions and tics. The family was told of
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| serious emotional and behaviorla
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| | the possibility of tardive dyskinesia.
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| distress. he is discharged home having
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| | This also became a concern of a
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| absorbed alot of new negative behaviors
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| | psychologist who observed him.
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| from peers, lacking knowledge of the
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| | Unfortunately, the parents stated they
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| outside world, and with few skills. So,
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| | were never given informed consent about
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| once the child nears adulthood, it is
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| | potential side effects and had never
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| recommended that he live in a group home
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| | heard of the term 'tardive dyskinesia'.
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| where he can be cared for and the
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| | This neurological problem is a
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| psychiatric regiment can be maintained.
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| | significant problem affecting individuals
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| The child has been 'treated.'This is all
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| | taking neuroleptic medications.HOUNDED
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| based on true incidents with names
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| | FOR MY VIEWSI had contracted with a
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| changed to preserve confidentiality.I
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| | private agency as a therapist. The
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| worked with a teen who had experienced
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| | clients I worked with had developmental
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| sexual trauma by a relative. The relative
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| | challenges. There was much progress made
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| was arrested and sentenced. The teen was
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| | and one client's parents gave me very
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| asked to attend the setencing hearing and
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| | positive feedback. However, the agency
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| prior began acting out at school. She had
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| | supervisor upon learning that my approach
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| an incident where she left the classroom
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| | was to promote psychosocial alternatives
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| to de-escalate after an argument with a
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| | as well as to give parents informed
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| teacher. She was restrained by a rather
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| | consent, this became a point of
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| obese school staff. The teen explained to
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| | contention. This resulted in their desire
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| me that sher was frustrated with the
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| | to try to terminate the contract, though
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| school because a number of boys were
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| | nothing stipulated within the contract
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| exposing themselves to her and knew about
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| | was ever violated. This shows intolerance
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| her sexual trauma and that school staff
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| | for anything but the pro-drugging stance
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| did not respond. She was charged with
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| | as well as unwillingness to be
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| disorderly conduct and had to appear
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| | open-minded to the fact that workable
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| before a juvenile judge. The judge was
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| | alternatives do indeed exist. This shows
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| made aware of her sexual trauma and her
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| | the sad state of affairs of the current
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| need to be at the sentencing hearing. He
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| | mental health system.THE POSITIVE
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| locked her in juvenile detention for 10
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| | STORIES:* A four year old presented with
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| days and said, 'we will transport her
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| | speech difficulties and the expression of
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| from detention to the hearing." The teen
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| | explosive behavior where he would when
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| ahd no previous juvenile arrests. In this
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| | frustrated hurl objects across room, have
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| situation, Attorney Jana Markus was also
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| | difficulties with aggression towards
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| became involved and after consulting with
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| | peers and siblings, and frequently need
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| the District Attorney's office was able
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| | redirection to remain on task. Over a
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| to secure her release and to encourage
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| | period of one year, this child has now
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| that she be recommended for homebound
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| | been discharged. The child no longer has
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| education. The school district has agreed
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| | aggressive episodes, is being recommended
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| not without some contention, particularly
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| | for discharge from early intervention
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| trying to continue to charge the teen
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| | services, and is currently only requiring
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| with truancy for the time between her
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| | the aid of a speech therapist. The focus
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| leaving the school and obtaining the
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| | remained on providing this child and
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| recommendation of homebound education.I
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| | their family with opportunities for
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| received a call from a mother who had a
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| | building relationship, developing
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| very young child who was displaying some
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| | adaptive responses to frustration, and
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| aggressive behaviors which caused the day
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| | improving communication skills. This
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| care to have the child removed until
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| | child was never exposed to any
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| therapeutic services could be provided.
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| | psychotropic medication, but a
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| The mother took the child to one agency
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| | responsible, compassionate, and dignified
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| and was told, "you better medicate this
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| | plan of psychosocial action was provided.
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| child before he tries to kill someone."
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| | The TSS involved with this child must be
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| The mother was appalled. I later spoke to
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| | commended for her wonderful work!*a 10
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| this mother by phone and explained my
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| | year old child presented with explosive
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| therapeutic approach. She told me her
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| | episodes in school as well as making
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| situation and the response she had
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| | various threats to peers. The school and
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| received. As I spoke with her at length,
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| | psychiatrist intially saw this as a
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| she said, "You really care about
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| | hopeless case requiring him to be placed
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| children." I appreciated this comment but
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| | in partial hospitalization. Dan Edmunds
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| at the same time was saddened as I
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| | advocated heavily for this child to
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| thought, shouldn't this be said about
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| | remain in his present placement in
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| every person in the mental health
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| | school. He receives support of a TSS as
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| profession? What has gone wrong?A client
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| | well as occupational therapy and with
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| who is a physician and his wife related
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| | some bumps in the road has responded well
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| that they sought assistance with their
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| | and has been able to be maintained within
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| child diagnosed with autism and wanted
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| | the school environment with a great deal
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| assistance in aiding him with
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| | of success.* a 5 year old who presented
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| communication skills. They saw a
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| | with risky and destructive behaviors and
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| psychiatrist who visited with them fr
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| | sevee problems in social skills in now
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| less than 10 minutes and began writing a
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| | building friendships and is praised by
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| script for antipsychotic medication. When
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| | his teacher with frequent awards for his
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| the parents noted that they were not
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| | conduct and academic performance. The
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| there for medications, the psychiatrist
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| | family has gained a greater awareness of
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| became belligerent and asked, 'then what
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| | his difficulties and has been supportive.
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| do you want and why are you here?"A staff
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| | This child receives no psychotropic
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| of a agency working with mentally
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| | medications but has benefited from a
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| challenged adults related to me that the
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| | treatment plan which entails the
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| supervisors insisted that a client in the
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| | principles outlined in "Entering Their
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| residential program was non-verbal and
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| | Imaginative World".* a 13 year old boy
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| unable to communicate. This client was
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| | whose mother was addicted to heroin and
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| left frequently to sit and watch
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| | who lived in a chaotic environment
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| television for hours and privided with no
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| | experienced problems with truancy and
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| real attention or work on skills
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| | aggression. For a period of 6 months, I
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| development. The staff stated that she
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| | developed a plan to work on his ability
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| sought to engage the client in dialogue
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| | to express his frustration more
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| and found that he was far from non-verbal
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| | effectively, helping him to realize his
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| and after some work was able to write his
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| | self worth and his ability to assess
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| name and other words.In visiting an
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| | himself and make appropriate choices. I
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| agency working with mentally challenged
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| | examined his strengths and tried to help
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| youth, I discovered that many of these
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| | him capitalize on them. He made a
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| youth's needs were completely ignored. I
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| | difficult transition to foster care, and
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| recall two incidents of seeing a young
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| | I advocated he be placed in a home where
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| girl seated in a chair, the staff gave
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| | he could attend a school he is familiar
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| her paper and markers, and she would sit
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| | with. Since this, his grades have been
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| in the same chair for hours. Every visit
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| | above average, he has made friendships,
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| she would be seated in the same spout
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| | and no longer has the problems with
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| with no one providing attention. Staff
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| | aggression. We had frequent, open, and
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| would walk past her and she would try to
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| | honest conversations about his pain and
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| reach for them or hug them. I always made
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| | the difficulties he has experienced. This
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| sure to stop and hug her and comment on
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| | 13 year old was discharged and continues
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| her drawings. In addition, a young boy
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| | to progress successfully.Many children
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| would pace incessantly around the
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| | today who show any type of inappropriate
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| building, once again being provided no
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| | behaviors are often immediately being
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| attention, and no real work being done to
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| | labeled as ADHD and being prescribed
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| aid this child in skill development."FAT
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| | stimulant medications such as Ritalin,
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| AND IGNORANT" I was presented with a
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| | Adderall, or Dexedrine among others.
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| child who was having some serious
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| | First, ADHD is a complete fraud. There is
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| behavioral issues at school. I began to
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| | no test for ADHD and neurological testing
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| examine the situation and my assessment
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| | shows these children to be perfectly
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| was that this child was in conflict with
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| | normal. Dr. William Carey of Children's
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| his teacher and this was the only cause
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| | Hospital in Philadelpha states, "common
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| for the behavioral issues. This child had
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| | assumptions about ADHD include that it is
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| been previously placed on Ritalin which
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| | clearly distinguishable from normal
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| was actually cpurt ordered. The child had
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| | behavior, constitutes a
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| a very adverse reaction and fortunatelt
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| | neurodevelopmental (brain) disability, is
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| was removed. As I have mentioned about
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| | relatively uninfluenced by the
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| the fraud of ADHD, this child I was
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| | environment (home, school)...all of these
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| convinced had no brain disorder as the
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| | assumptions...must be challenged because
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| biological psychiatrists would like us to
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| | of the lack of empirical support and the
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| think. This child was actually quite
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| | strength of contrary evidence...what is
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| bright and was on the borderline for
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| | now described in the US as ADHD is a set
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| qualifying for MENSA. I began to look at
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| | of normal behavioral variations..This
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| the dynamics at school, as it was only
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| | discrepancy leaves the validity (of ADHD)
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| here that he posed a problem. I learned
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| | in doubt."The U.S. National Institutes of
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| as well that this child was witness to
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| | Health Consensus Development Conference
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| abuse and was suffering from Post
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| | on ADHD in 1998 reported, " we have do
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| Traumatic Stress Disorder. So, as I
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| | not have an independent, valid test for
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| thought further I saw that the teacher
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| | ADHD, and there are no data to indicate
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| was only aggravating this by his actions.
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| | that ADHD is due to a brain
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| The teacher showed hostility to this
| |
| | malfunction...and finally, after years of
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| child and made him a target, even writing
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| | clinical research and experience with
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| in a journal that the child was 'fat and
| |
| | ADHD, our knowledge about the cause or
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| ignorant." Was it any wonder that the
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| | causes of ADHD remains speculative."
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| child exhibited behavioral issues in a
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| | Further, Dr. Edward C. Hamlyn, a founding
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| classroom where he was treated with no
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| | member of the Royal College of General
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| dignity? As I suspected, this child was
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| | Practicioners in 1998 stated, "ADHD is
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| moved to a different school environment
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| | fraud intended to justify starting
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| where he excelled. The "ADHD" symptoms
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| | children on a life of drug addiction."
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| all disappeared, so much for theories
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| | The U.S. Surgeon General Report declares,
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| about a brain disorder.I received a call
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| | "the exact etiolgoy of ADHD is unknown."
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| from a mother who explained to me that
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| | Lastly, Dr. Joe Kosterich, Federal Chair
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| her child was in a residential facility
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| | of the Australian Medical Association
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| and only recently was determined to have
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| | states, " "The diagnosis of ADD is
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| a diagnosis of Pervasive Developmental
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| | entirely subjective.... There is no test.
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| Disorder after years of being labeled
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| | It is just down to interpretation.
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