ADHD/ASD and CASA medicals
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Armstrong was very likley Aspergers, not ADHD. However in the 60s there was no such thing. The Many Symptoms Of Asperger’s: A Look At Neil Armstrong – Put Children First
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The traits of ASD / ADHD have always been there in humans. We just never had a clinical diagnosis for it.
The lack of diagnosis been a blessing and a curse. On the plus side, having a diagnosis can help family understand why a person acts the way they do (eg hypersensitivity, lack of empathy, zero tact etc) and manage and support their way through life.
On the negative side is the societal baggage that goes with it.
The lack of diagnosis been a blessing and a curse. On the plus side, having a diagnosis can help family understand why a person acts the way they do (eg hypersensitivity, lack of empathy, zero tact etc) and manage and support their way through life.
On the negative side is the societal baggage that goes with it.
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The traits of ASD / ADHD have always been there in humans. We just never had a clinical diagnosis for it.
The lack of diagnosis been a blessing and a curse. On the plus side, having a diagnosis can help family understand why a person acts the way they do (eg hypersensitivity, lack of empathy, zero tact etc) and manage and support their way through life.
On the negative side is the societal baggage that goes with it.
The lack of diagnosis been a blessing and a curse. On the plus side, having a diagnosis can help family understand why a person acts the way they do (eg hypersensitivity, lack of empathy, zero tact etc) and manage and support their way through life.
On the negative side is the societal baggage that goes with it.
Neurodiverse is a pretty good describer though, don't you think?
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funny thing attitudes like yours PiperCameron. We as an industry and a community are embracing mental health issues. Why is this any different? Would you dismiss a mate who’s depressed saying “he’s just the way he is, depression is kinda cool”?
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Families who are struggling with kids with some ASD/ADHD symptoms who finally go to get get help for their struggling child, get a diagnosis, and from that an understanding of the world through their child’s eyes, then get assistance to develop subsequent strategies and pathways to successfully help that child through school and life would NOT call those diagnoses “meaningless”.
funny thing attitudes like yours PiperCameron. We as an industry and a community are embracing mental health issues. Why is this any different? Would you dismiss a mate who’s depressed saying “he’s just the way he is, depression is kinda cool”?
funny thing attitudes like yours PiperCameron. We as an industry and a community are embracing mental health issues. Why is this any different? Would you dismiss a mate who’s depressed saying “he’s just the way he is, depression is kinda cool”?
The goobeldegook AVMED etc. label people with has no meaning (ie. is meaningless) to either the sufferer or their supporters, other than to label them and put them in one (or more) boxes if at all possible. Does it help? Rarely, if at all. The human brain is a complex organism.
Diagnoses?!? Yeah, good luck with that. I very much like what Scott Kelly was quoted as saying above. AFAICT, all the Docs are interested in is making money so they can play more golf.
Personally, I'd rather they just used the label "neurodiverse" and accepted people just the way they are. Special.
About the only cogent thing you have said. And we are still trying to come to terms with its diversity.
That is a load of bull****. I'm good friends with a family where the childhood ASD diagnosis has ended much angst, arguing, stress, and other things, and helped that family understand the triggers and difficulty, get help and support and manage the personality traits. Tthe turnaround in the child has been remarkable..
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Yes. They have been advised and are aware.
The problem is not the diagnosis. The problem is AVMED (and no doubt others') interpretation and societal stigmas as I said earlier. Hence this thread.
The problem is not the diagnosis. The problem is AVMED (and no doubt others') interpretation and societal stigmas as I said earlier. Hence this thread.
A diagnosis can cost you your driving licence now too https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-11-...ards/103108100
And an article for Piper Cameron, linked off the above, showing a meaningful positive journey of understanding and improvement after a diagnosis.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-...nage/102890256
AVMEDs and now the RTA's approach means that we have a system where people are becoming afraid to get medical help who need it as it will have consequences....
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-...nage/102890256
AVMEDs and now the RTA's approach means that we have a system where people are becoming afraid to get medical help who need it as it will have consequences....
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Just don't ever mention a diagnosis like that to AVMED
And the idiot in charge of this supposedly has a medical degree. Couldn't be further from a medical professional than a builders labourer.
That's not the only thing not to mention. AVMED should be really proud of themselves. They've forced a plethora of people underground, you know someone who's hiding something, I know several.
And the idiot in charge of this supposedly has a medical degree. Couldn't be further from a medical professional than a builders labourer.
And the idiot in charge of this supposedly has a medical degree. Couldn't be further from a medical professional than a builders labourer.
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. I was thinking of how a diagnosis affects them rather than the 'disorder' itself. Say a diagnosis during medical training or soon afterwards - are they taken out of line and ushered through another door?
. I was thinking of how a diagnosis affects them rather than the 'disorder' itself. Say a diagnosis during medical training or soon afterwards - are they taken out of line and ushered through another door?
