Tired of "Blame the Parent" Attitude?  Avatar for Cmmelissa
iVillage Member Registered: 11-13-2008 Tired of "Blame the
Parent" Attitude? Fri, 02-03-2012 - 2:11pm  A controversial
article came out in the NY Times earlier this week about ADHD,
the author was stating that a lot of kids are overmedicated for
ADHD, and also says that there is less genetic link versus how
the child is raised.  Avatar for ubergeek Community Leader
Registered: 09-23-2010 Fri, 02-03-2012 - 2:20pm  My 10-year-old
has slight ADHD, amongst other issues. He's in special needs
classes, has been since pre-k. Though he is being mainstreamed a
lot more the past year.  Anyway, it does make me angry when
parents who have not been in my shoes see his behavior and think
'well that's how they're parenting.' It's not. DS, while not on
medication, is all over the place at times. And there is nothing
I can do about it parenting wise. It's who he is and how his
brain works. What I can do as a parent is change his environment
so that the situation work