turtles Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 What has ginger hair got to do with anything? The ginger gene automatically includes being naughty, aggressive etc Didn't you know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julesmarie Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 In response to julesmarie and tzijlstra, I was diagnosed at a very age (like 5/6) - and this was before it was "mainstream" and still relatively new (i'm 31 now) It has had an impact on my life, and where I am now, and honestly i'm sick of getting no help or support for things, and everything I do, I have to push and fight for myself, which having ADHD, is difficult on it's own, without everything else... Many of my problems and issues, some people could say are down to lazyness or "bone-idleness", but when I try and explain how that's not the case, and the reason, I can't, I just can't seem to put it into words... the above only touches the surface, and is only a small part towards explaining the whole picture, and what it's like being a sufferer(?) I'm not or wasn't saying people have problems, I have severe depression, Addison's disease, fibromyalgia, always poorly, and I have had nothing to help me. or support, from anywhere, I don't think its just down to bone-idleness either ADHD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnailyBoy Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 Well not sure if true, but people with ginger hair always supposed to have a more fiery temper, and my son was a lot worse than my other children who had blond hair, my opinion only. I just find it strange that you appear to disregard medical conditions that may account for unusual behavior yet highlight hair colour as a possible cause. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkey104 Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 When I was fostering I was told that the young child I was looking after had ADHD. She was five years old. One of the first things I bought her was a pair of hiking boots. Fortunately I was in a position to take her hill walking 3 or 4 times a week. Being ex military I used to keep it interesting by teaching map reading, camouflage techniques and survival. We used to have a great time building dams and playing hide and seek. Within 2 minutes of being back in the car she was fast asleep. Im not saying this works for every child but we never had any behavoural problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julesmarie Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 I just find it strange that you appear to disregard medical conditions that may account for unusual behavior yet highlight hair colour as a possible cause. I will remove the point about my son having >>>>>>>>>>>, the main thing I meant was bad behavior or having temper tantrums, was at that time put down to him having >>>>>>>> hair and what he was eating, you just had to get on with it and cope, I wouldn't have allowed my son to take drugs at a young age anyway. This is my personal opinion, I'm not medically qualified to disregard any conditions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 I just find it strange that you appear to disregard medical conditions that may account for unusual behavior yet highlight hair colour as a possible cause. Maybe the ginger hair is a common symptom of certain medical/behavioural conditions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Cid Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 I will remove the point about my son having ginger hair. If it i in peoples minds that a certain hair colour is a factor, then it is setting a preconception in motion very early in life; just saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tzijlstra Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 In response to julesmarie and tzijlstra, I was diagnosed at a very age (like 5/6) - and this was before it was "mainstream" and still relatively new (i'm 31 now) It has had an impact on my life, and where I am now, and honestly i'm sick of getting no help or support for things, and everything I do, I have to push and fight for myself, which having ADHD, is difficult on it's own, without everything else... Many of my problems and issues, some people could say are down to lazyness or "bone-idleness", but when I try and explain how that's not the case, and the reason, I can't, I just can't seem to put it into words... the above only touches the surface, and is only a small part towards explaining the whole picture, and what it's like being a sufferer(?) Ghozer, as I pointed out, I am not saying ADHD doesn't exist and I can understand how frustrating it is for people to dismiss it, I am pleased that you have found this and that it helps you to explain what it is like. It doesn't sound like fun to me, I keep losing my post-its as it is! The situation here is clearly different from that in the Netherlands, my brother is 34 now and although diagnosed later in his youth (so probably later than you were) it seems to have become a trend to diagnose kids with ADHD - it has even been labelled an epidemic by the Dutch Health Authority. The sad part is that we know very little about it, and that unfortunately means that it can be abused - you can compare it to the whiplash epidemic that insurers here have to deal with. My wife suffered a genuine whiplash before it was popular, in fact, she never got damages for it as people couldn't diagnose it properly. It nearly ruined her career and she still has to spend at least an hour a week with an osteopath to sort her out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna B Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 When I was fostering I was told that the young child I was looking after had ADHD. She was five years old. One of the first things I bought her was a pair of hiking boots. Fortunately I was in a position to take her hill walking 3 or 4 times a week. Being ex military I used to keep it interesting by teaching map reading, camouflage techniques and survival. We used to have a great time building dams and playing hide and seek. Within 2 minutes of being back in the car she was fast asleep. Im not saying this works for every child but we never had any behavoural problems. Well done. I hope there are other foster parents out there like you. During my carreer I've taught many children with 'ADHD.' I can honestly say that most of them didn't have problems when properly engaged, - or at least, ADHD wasn't one of them. BUT that still leaves a few, for whom the problem was very apparent and who needed specialist help. So while I don't think it's anywhere near as prevalent as parents think, it does exist in some cases and can be difficult to overcome. The trouble is, all too often it's used as an excuse for poor behaviour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnailyBoy Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 Maybe the ginger hair is a common symptom of certain medical/behavioural conditions. Then there would be evidence to support that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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