Re:How I got to 200 productive hours a month
by tome on Friday September 22, 2017 @10:19AM
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As disinclined as I am to enter a discussion about this I'd like to suggest interpreting my hasty terminology "behaviour change" as encompassing a wide variety of behaviours, and not just of the affected individual. "Environment" might have been a better word. For example, under "behaviour" or "environment" as opposed to "medication", I include the poor conditions in public schools, the poor quality of food, the addicting quality of television, internet and computer games and the poor quality of many interpersonal relationships.
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Re:How I got to 200 productive hours a month
by loco5niner on Friday September 22, 2017 @10:34AM
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Thank you for saying the things I wanted to say. Environment is certainly the better word. Really, how much can an 8-year-old change? Not much.
*edit - of course, there is a level of individual responsibility as well.
Re:How I got to 200 productive hours a month
by falcolas on Friday September 22, 2017 @01:15PM
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As someone diagnosed with ADHD in their mid 30's, I've had plenty of environment changes over the years (including with a Psychiatrist who understood my then-reluctant view on meds); honestly none helped me nearly as much as meds.
Re:How I got to 200 productive hours a month
by wpietri on Friday September 22, 2017 @11:58AM
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Eight year olds can't change the environment much. But if we are making a lot of eight year olds struggle when we put them in an artificial environment, I hope we're considering whether we've make mistakes designing that environment.
Re:How I got to 200 productive hours a month
by loco5niner on Friday September 22, 2017 @02:40PM
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agreed. I assume you are talking about the school environment?
I would add home environment (parents and siblings especially), culture, entertainment, friends, religion, sleeping habits, socioeconomic status... etc.