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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Because  no one wants average kids. Everyone around here seems to think there kid is super smart or has SN. [/quote]

The SN forum is full of people who want neurotypical kids. [/quote]

+1.  This thread is so nasty.  My kid has an IQ of over 140, and has wicked ADHD.  Would I like to have been able to send him to a regular preschool, and regular camps?  Yes!  Would I like for him to be able to have playdates without getting that look from the other mom?  Yes!  Would I like to save the $10-20,000 I spend every year on special therapy and treatments, and all the heartache of wondering if I've got the right treatment plan or am medicating him too much or too little or with the wrong stuff?  Yes! Yes! Yes!  I'd trade 30 IQ points easily for that, but no one gave me that choice.

[b]Also, it's pretty well acknowledged that the rates of ADHD, ASD and probably other LDs are increasing due to all the chemicals in the environment, many of which are known to be neurotoxic.  [/b](And most of which we grew up consuming, so it's stored in our fat tissues and released to the fetus while we gestate or maybe even in our breastmilk.)  (There's also interesting research being done linking it to gut flora, so all the antiobiotics we consume in our food is maybe a factor as well.) So if this all bothers you, call your Congressional rep and encourage them to pass stricter laws governing pesticides and other chemicals.  [/quote]

No, this is not "pretty well known", that this is causing higher rates of disorders.  And keep in mind, Autism was essentially an unheard of disorder until Rainman came out.  Then the diagnosis took off like crazy.  The reason the rates of these disorders have increased is because parents are more likely to suspect a disorder if there kid seems somewhat outside the norm.  There's no evidence that anything has actually changed with people. [/quote]

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