Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Every child is special #edchat

Every child is special.
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Here sharing this powerful video to you, see our wonderful kids who we need to empower with more than just the words that they are labeled with. " 20 Million Kids & Adolescents are labeled with "mental disorders" that are based solely on a checklist of behaviors. There are no brain scans, x-rays, genetic or blood tests that can prove they are "mentally ill", yet these children are stigmatized for life with psychiatric disorders, and prescribed dangerous,life-threatening psychiatric drugs."
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Just got home from Psychopathology session of the Summer Institute, discussions we had reminded me of my masteral classes in Psychology...empowering!!
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BTW, I got this vid from our presenter at the Summer Institute. I believe the diagnosis is important but it has to be from a battery of evaluations and assessments from professionals in the field, not just from a single checklist, so we can determine the interventions and supports needed to help our wonderful kids maximize their potentials and become successful & productive citizens of our country :)


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