Re:ADHD Didn't Break Me–My Parents Did
by Viliam1234 on Saturday February 01, 2025 @02:09PM
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Punishment should never be so big that it cripples the child. Social deprivation as a punishment (no socialization, no internet, even no books), how could that possibly not harm someone's development?
It really depends on how long study time is. That sounds like proper parenting so long as we're talking like an hour or two.
Re:ADHD Didn't Break Me–My Parents Did
by graemep on Saturday February 01, 2025 @01:52PM
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Limiting socialisation for short time to focus is one thing, but a complete ban on reading outside the curriculum is hugely damaging to a child's education and happiness.
Are you sure banning books outside the curriculum is proper parenting because what I'm reading is thought control.
Re:ADHD Didn't Break Me–My Parents Did
by TeMPOraL on Saturday February 01, 2025 @03:37PM
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I bet this wasn't denying access to books outside the curriculum because they're bad influence or something - it was merely about making sure they did also read the books assigned to them by the school. It actually looks like following standard productivity advice - eliminating distraction. The kid could go back to reading whatever after the required job was done.
Re:ADHD Didn't Break Me–My Parents Did
by albedoa on Saturday February 01, 2025 @07:20PM
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Wait where did you go little boy https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42899018
if the author really has ADHD, he's blind to half (or more) the things the parents did and especially to why they did them. not his choice, that's how ADHD works, doesn't make it any easier for anyone.
you'd want to read parents' rebuttal, or at least commentary before judging them based on this post.
> Instead, they relied on discipline as the only solution: withholding rights, denying privileges, banning books outside the curriculum because they "caused inattention," cutting off the internet, locking TV channels with passwords, and limiting socialization during study time.
I'm perfectly inclined here to agree with the author in blaming the parents for putting the child in a borderline abusive environment because they were unable to look outside their own views for the sake of their child.