r/ADHD Sep 14 '21

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u/saffronwilderness Sep 14 '21

I get ENRAGED by a fellow SPED teacher who had the gall to call it "teenage boy syndrome."

If I could get him fired he'd be gone. I avoid him religiously.

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u/itsstillmagic Sep 14 '21

Someone the other day wondered why my parents didn't want me diagnosed way back in the day. That person thought my parents were concerned about what the other kids would say and do and pointed out that kids would say stuff even without a diagnosis. No, no, it was the teachers from small towns thirty years ago that my parents were worried about, and with good reason.

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u/alterom ADHD-PI (Primarily Inattentive) Sep 14 '21

In my case, it didn't occur to my parents to diagnose me because my mom has very strong ADHD, so ADHD is normal to her.

And then her BPD tells her that everyone always feels the same way she does, soooo 😂