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[quote=Anonymous]That annoys me too. I hear a lot of "Back in the 70s and 80s when we grew up kids were allowed to be kids and nobody worried about this stuff." Um...my kid almost in utero during the pregnancy and he almost died during delivery, his situation is not typical. I allow him to be a kid plenty thank you and even his interventions involve play. In the 70s and 80s there were kids with issues too, but I suspect there are many more today due to life-saving procedures, toxins in our environment, etc. I wish these delusional folks who poo poo us would go talk to a seasoned special ed teacher or even a veteran regular teacher. They will tell you times have changed and there are more kids with issues.

What makes me sad is when I encounter parents who took the same attitude as your coworker...and the kid is now 6 or 8 or 10 and clearly the child isn't just catching up and there is such regret that they didn't do more earlier. Pediatricians, well meaning friends and family members and other people who perpetuate "denial" and that whole "what's the big deal" mentality have no idea how much damage they can cause when people take their advice.[/quote]

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