Reply To: Medicating vs Spanking

bshrag2, yes, I found support for this view in several books by Ed Hollowell. He mentions that this is only condition where you need to manage the positive side rather than just suppress the negative as doctors are used to. If you can find the right way for the child (person) to learn, then there is simply no need to deal with problems. As you mention, a big chunk of effort is in convincing schools to do the right thing. I found online education a brocha. I use school resources when appropriate. When the school recorded lecture is boring for the kid, we simply discuss the subject from a different perspective.

There is also a “trick” for kids who can’t stay on the same subject: we start in a science class, switch to math, then mention some psych, then to related halocha .. much more productive to help a kid to learn than to spend time talking to a teacher about it.

I wonder whether anyone else had similar experiences