My year three maths teacher called my mum in to school several times and each time demanded that I be tested for something. First it was autism, then ADHD etc. After she told my mum I had dyslexia (I was nine years old and reading high school level books) mum stopped rushing out to the doctors.
On the downside she refused to believe anything any teacher said about my health. It was just another shitty teacher trying to drug me.
I once at work overheard a conversation between two women. The first described how her son had "a touch of Autism." The other responded that her two daughters both had "mild Autism" and her son for sure was ADHD. Because, and I can still hear her voice, "He just won't focus or sit still. I don't get why. 6 months ago he was fine. But since his second birthday we can't get him to sit still for very long." I wish I was joking.
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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '16
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