Quote From: roaringredheadI completely disagree. The only mental health issues Noah and Ethan have is
manipulation and
abusive behavior. I'm sure both boys were screened prior to going on the show. Trust me, if either Noah or Ethan had a mental health issue the parents would be screaming it out loud. I can't stand it, but it's true. Parents use mental health and disabilities as an excuse for bad behavior. As a parent of a child with two hidden disabilities, it shames me to see when parents put the disablity even before the child's name. "
Hi, this my Autistic son Allen, or my ADHD daughter Kate." Children with special needs deserve respect and need to have the same if not similiar
expectations as neurotypical children. Noah and Ethan, if you want
respect from others you have to
give it back in return with
no excuses.
That is not true. Special needs children DO NOT live with the same societal expectations, because they cannot live up to that. What's to prove by forcing someone with Asperger's Syndrome, like me, into a social situation just so YOU the parent feel better about yourself?
Children with learning disabilities need protection, they need to be understood, and treated like a person. Only in a household with a BAD PARENT would a child with special needs, be FORCED to mimick NT behaviour. Mental health and disabilites are real, they are not an excuse.
I'm sure half the parents on this board, would feel my response to sudden loud noises from having Hyperacusis, which is screaming. Should be treated by being spanked, yelled at, or overwhelmed in some shape or form. Learning disabled children cannot handle all that. They will either shut down, or learn to cope in maladaptive ways like self-injury as one example.
Punishing a child with a non-visible disability for their disability, is no different than punishing someone who is wheelchair bound for not walking. It is sick, and wrong. There is only one word for a parent who feels that terrorizing a child who's already troubled is a solution, an abuser. It's no different than the schoolyard bully who preys on the weaker students. You have a child who already suffers from not being able to meet the standards of Neurotypical society. Why would you think beating up on them would help the matter? Why would you think hurting a child who already is suffering, is something a parent should do. Thank God I'm not your kid, or I'm sure I'd be needing serious therapy. That's if of course, I didn't off myself first.
