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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The parents have to consent to therapy and pay for medication.  For a variety of reasons, they often either don't or can't.  I saw this firsthand as the white parent of an ADHD boy in a DC charter. The parents of Hispanic or black boys with the same issues often were working multiple jobs or odd hours or both.  It was/is hard enough for me and my DH to get to all of the therapy and doctor's appointments (ADHD meds are highly regulated and you have to pick up a physical prescription every month).  I can only imagine how hard it is for parents working multiple jobs to do it.[/quote]

I think this plays a role as does the fact that seeking help for problems like ADD is more shunned by Hispanic and Black families. Culturally, I see there is more of the mindset still of they just need a good beating and it will straighten them out and of course that doesn't work.[/quote]

Yes, I believe that is also true, PP.  There were some teachers/aides with whom we dealt who obviously had no training or understanding of special needs and held the attitude that these kids were just "brats.". I spoke to the principal about it and suggested she might want to have all of her school's teachers trained on ADHD and autism.  We left shortly after so I don't know if that ever happened.  Regardless of race/ethnicity I know well that so much ignorance still exists about these disorders.[/quote]

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