Do you consider ADHD "special needs"?

[Anonymous]

It depends. I have been diagnosed with ADHD, but it does not have a significant impact on my life. My son has ADHD, and it has a significant impact on him, even though he is medicated. He is emotionally dysregulated, has difficulty socially because he acts younger than his peers, and cannot write coherently.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’d have to meet your daughter before making that decision. ADHD has become so over diagnosed that most kids don’t have ADHD they just have no discipline and are allowed to be on electronics 10 hours a day and miss out on valuable hands on learning opportunities and social skills.

What are your credentials?

You can guess easily. A low iq and stong opinions based on ignorance. Special needs parents hear this garbage far too often.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As an adult with ADHD, I never considered myself, nor was I ever considered special needs. Every single person I know with ADHD is highly creative and they flourish when doing what they love. We are only considered special needs bc we don’t fit into a pretty little box, making the educational years difficult. It’s not hard to reach a child with ADHD if you allow them to follow their passion. Unfortunately, those who make the rules felt that I needed to take calculus even though I was never going to need it. I struggled in math and science and it was setting me up for failure. So many kids with ADHD are struggling to stay afloat in classes that will be of zero use to them in the future. I would have been better served taking business and art classes that would have prepared me for my career. All of our kids would be better served taking the necessary classes in elementary and middle school and then allowing them to take classes that will be useful to them in the future in high school. That’s just my take and I know that it can all depend on the type of ADHD and it’s severity as well.

And yet here you are generalizing about what kids with adhd should do in high school even though your advice isn't very helpful. Some kids with adhd struggle completing work even in the subjects they love.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Someone tried to tell me her kid was “special needs” because he was ADHD and peanut allergic.

Spare me.

Your terminology shows your ignorance. Why are you even on this forum? Feel free to spare the rest of us of your presence.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It depends. I have been diagnosed with ADHD, but it does not have a significant impact on my life. My son has ADHD, and it has a significant impact on him, even though he is medicated. He is emotionally dysregulated, has difficulty socially because he acts younger than his peers, and cannot write coherently.

This is how I feel as well. I have ADHD-I, but it doesn't significantly impact me day to day so I don't consider myself special needs. However, my son has severe ADHD-C and even with medication has an IEP and is significantly impacted every day socially, academically, and with extracurricular activities. He cannot be given more than one-step directions and his current attention span is one to three minutes depending on whether something is a preferred activity. I consider him special needs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As an adult with ADHD, I never considered myself, nor was I ever considered special needs. Every single person I know with ADHD is highly creative and they flourish when doing what they love. We are only considered special needs bc we don’t fit into a pretty little box, making the educational years difficult. It’s not hard to reach a child with ADHD if you allow them to follow their passion. Unfortunately, those who make the rules felt that I needed to take calculus even though I was never going to need it. I struggled in math and science and it was setting me up for failure. So many kids with ADHD are struggling to stay afloat in classes that will be of zero use to them in the future. I would have been better served taking business and art classes that would have prepared me for my career. All of our kids would be better served taking the necessary classes in elementary and middle school and then allowing them to take classes that will be useful to them in the future in high school. That’s just my take and I know that it can all depend on the type of ADHD and it’s severity as well.

And yet here you are generalizing about what kids with adhd should do in high school even though your advice isn't very helpful. Some kids with adhd struggle completing work even in the subjects they love.

I did mention at the end that it was my take and and it depends on the severity of the ADHD. No need to be snarky. I also have trouble completing things I love, but it would have been easier if I could have done more of what I loved and had flexibility built into my day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:“Neurotypical” really refers to autism. People with ADHD typically don’t have the same issues with interpersonal relationships and friendships, and don’t have the very different type of information processing and way of seeing the world as kids with autism. I don’t think it’s correct to lump them together.

Now somebody will say “it’s all on a spectrum!”. OK fine but then none of this has any meaning.

You have no clue what you are talking about. It’s neurodivergent. And yes, people with ADHD are included. I have adhd and it’s a disability. Please do more research.