14 Sep 2015, 9:13 am
wilburforce wrote:
Ukguy wrote:
We didn't really get to see what Hugh was like 'off' medication. However he struck me as quite normal considering the Asperger's. In a way it seemed like he had spent such a significant part of his life being told he was bad and with people having such low expectations that he had just got to a stage where he had stopped trying and started acting up to those negative expectations.
I think the medication is more for the adult's benefit than the child; it is about making the child compliant and easy to manage with little knowledge or concern as to if the drugs are changing the child's inner experience for the better. They talk about making it possible for the children to engage in school, but my question is why not look at alternatives to that school? Why medicate your child to 'fit in', it is like trying to force a square peg into a round hole, it is really not for the child's benefit.
Towards the end Louis talks about the medication and the mother acknowledges a lot of his issues are down to Asperger's and "jokes" she would medicate that if she could. For me this is the key part of the program - one throw away line highlights their attitude (and probably society's attitude too) - they would try to medicate a fundamental part of his personality and to totally change who he is as it would benefit them.
I think the whole idea of medicating young children is really screwed up. For example the 6 year old on SSRI celexa.... for basically throwing temper tantrums....
ODD is such a ridiculous diagnosis anyway.
I think the medication is more for the adult's benefit than the child; it is about making the child compliant and easy to manage with little knowledge or concern as to if the drugs are changing the child's inner experience for the better. They talk about making it possible for the children to engage in school, but my question is why not look at alternatives to that school? Why medicate your child to 'fit in', it is like trying to force a square peg into a round hole, it is really not for the child's benefit.
Towards the end Louis talks about the medication and the mother acknowledges a lot of his issues are down to Asperger's and "jokes" she would medicate that if she could. For me this is the key part of the program - one throw away line highlights their attitude (and probably society's attitude too) - they would try to medicate a fundamental part of his personality and to totally change who he is as it would benefit them.
I think the whole idea of medicating young children is really screwed up. For example the 6 year old on SSRI celexa.... for basically throwing temper tantrums....
ODD is such a ridiculous diagnosis anyway.ODD is not at all a "ridiculous diagnosis": it is a precursor to antisocial personality disorder and psychopathy, diagnoses which clinicians are wary of applying to children (understandably so). A valid diagnosis of ODD helps parents get their children the help they need before they become entrenched in their antisocial and violent behaviors, so they can learn that developing empathy and non-violent ways to deal with stress and emotional upsets is in their own best interest, otherwise they will likely end up in the criminal justice system. Yes, children can be budding psychopaths, and ODD is the most common diagnosis attached to these often violent and callous/nonempathetic children. It's not ridiculous, it is very serious business and should not be ignored when applied to a child--to ignore regular violent and callous behavior in antisocial children is what is ridiculous, and dangerous.
A diagnosis of Oppositional Defiant Disorder strictly precludes violent behavior. If the child is violent, the applicable diagnosis is Conduct Disorder.
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