Comments on: Another chance to see… Day Four

By: Dan

Dan — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 15:18:27 +0000

Bec â€“ Thank god for the Mrs Thackeryâ€™s of this world.

Terri â€“ Thanks for that. It makes me worry every time I hear about how parents battled to get a diagnosis for their kids, as there are no doubt hundreds of others whoâ€™s parents donâ€™t have the fortitude or even the eloquence to fight that battle and their children just slip silently through the net.

(un)relaxed dad â€“ Thank you.

By: (un)relaxeddad

(un)relaxeddad — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 06:16:17 +0000

I remember this post. I’m still deeply moved by it.

(un)relaxeddad’s last blog post..Gendering

By: terri

terri — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 02:43:36 +0000

You just gave me a very vivid glimpse of what my son’s perspective must be some days. We battled from the time he was 6 or 7 to try to find out what was going on and finally got an ADD diagnosis when he was 13. Now at almost 17, he still has to work so hard and often just gives up. It’s been hard as his parents, but I don’t often stop to think how it makes him feel.

By: Bec

Bec — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 20:38:50 +0000

My brother went through something similar (he was diagnosed dyspraxic at the same time). He went through no end of shit from the school treating him like an idiot until an angel in the form of Mrs Thackery arrived and saved him. Bec's last blog post..Scary Words