Labels

Received this in my e-mail from a friend the other day:

http://naturalnews.tv/v.asp?v=79F04FDDB029F7E5DF59E508D1281DE0

This was nice, not saying the labels aren't valid, but sometimes it can be a good
thing.

Kathy

My response:

Yea, nice. Unless your kid really needs those labels to get services, proper medication, support, and therapeutic help. My kids have most of those “labels” and they NEED them. Not labeling bipolar disorder does not make my son an artist, it makes him a tortured psychotic. Not labeling or medicating my daughter’s ADHD does not make her a “normal kid,” it makes her unable to participate in school, learn, or make friends. Not labeling someone with oppositional defiant disorder means that that child does not get any help, which means yes, he might become a revolutionary, but more likely he’ll be unemployed (can’t hold a job if you talk back to your boss), homeless (no money, no one who can tolerate being around you willing to support you), dead (mouth off to the wrong person) or in jail (mouth off to an authority figure).

Wanna know where to find those unlabeled teens in 5 years? They’re homeless, dead or in jail. And their parents are being told that it’s all their fault.

Mary
http://marythemom-mayhem.blogspot.com
Mom to biokids Ponito(12) and his sister Bob(14)
Sibling pair adoptive placement from NE foster care 11/06
Finally finalized on Kitty(15) on 3/08 - 2 weeks before her 13th birthday!
RAD, C-PTSD, Bipolar Disorder, ADHD, learning disorders, cerebral dysrhythmia...
Finalized on her brother Bear(17) 7/08. He turned 15 the next day.
RAD, C-PTSD, Bipolar Disorder, ADD, ODD?, cerebral dysrhythmia, traits of personality disorders...

" Saying "no" is not being negative. Negative is saying "yes" to things that are destroying you.."