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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PP – no, parents really do have an idea about the diagnosis (or lack) of a child if they spend any time in the classroom. “Under the radar” is in your imagination. Holding a child back because of issues does not solve the issues, it only makes the kid larger so when they push my kid down on the playground or do anything else physically to my child, my child is going to be hurt. Plus, ADHD kids demand so much time from the teacher. Try to address your kid's problem. Making your kids a year older doesn’t address the problem.[/quote]

You have no idea what you are talking about here.  You don't have a child with ADHD, you haven't spoken with clinicians about the best way to educate a child with ADHD.  Basically you are irresponsibly diagnosing children you don;t know and then mouthing off about what YOU think is best for them.

I can guarantee you that nobody would know that my DD has ADHD.  It shows up differently in girls.  And she is not a behavior problem.  And I don't know where you get off on this idea that kids with ADHD are pushing kids down.  Neither of my children have EVER done that or anything physically aggressive at all.

Giving the kids an extra year often does address their problems.  You really have to decide.  Do you want a child who isn;t ready to be in your DC's class disrupting the other children and taking a disproportionate amount of teh teacher's attention?  Or do you want a child who is ready to be there in the classroom?

ADHD is not the only reason to give a child an extra year.  There are many ways in which children can be immature, especially given the demands now on younger and younger children.[/quote]

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