[blparent] an update

[Veronica Smith]

But they can act like one another.

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From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jo Elizabeth Pinto
Sent: Friday, March 30, 2012 1:34 PM
To: Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blparent] an update

Ritalin is an amphetamine.  Speed is also an amphetamine, though they are not the same thing.

Jo Elizabeth

"How far you go in life depends on you being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant of the weak and the strong.  Because someday in life you will have been all of these."--George Washington Carver, 1864-1943, American scientist

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From: "Veronica Smith" <madison_tewe at spinn.net>
Sent: Friday, March 30, 2012 1:30 PM
To: "'Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [blparent] an update

> Actually, Kate, ridlin is a form of speed. Or should I say, about  12 
> years ago it was, not sure what it is now.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
> On Behalf Of Kate McEachern
> Sent: Friday, March 30, 2012 4:18 AM
> To: Blind Parents Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [blparent] an update
>
> I know this will light a fire under my but but this pissed me off.
>
> You know what, good luck.  It sounds like your Dad wants to do whats 
> best for your sun so he can't be exposed to backwoods quackery.  Maybe 
> you should cohnsitter being tested for ADHD or something because you 
> sound like a paranoyed person pleading a case.  There is no crack or 
> pot in meds.  That is why the feds don't want it leaglised because 
> they will luse money they get from stocks in drug compenies.  Meds are 
> helpful for some people, like manics and bypoler and PPD pervasive personality disorder.
> Good luck with every thing and I'm glad your Dad is stepping in to 
> help your son.  Frankly I won't be reading your poasts because I will 
> not waist my time helping you have a pitty party.
>
> Good luck.
> Kate
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Nikki" <daizies304 at gmail.com>
> To: <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, March 30, 2012 1:41 AM
> Subject: [blparent] an update
>
>
>> Hi all. Yes, I have returned, but this time, like a ghost.
>>
>> I will say this once. I understand everyone has opinions and are 
>> entitled to them. I’m not here to start an argument with you fine 
>> ladies and gentlemen.
>>
>> I’m dreading an appointment for my son, with the Behavioral Health 
>> specialist just so they can tell me my kid has ADD or ADHD. I’ve 
>> already told them and I’m making this clear to you, that I will not 
>> give my kid medicine because of an imbalance in the brain. In case 
>> you didn’t know, the medicines the doctors put your kids on for ADD 
>> and ADHD, have marijuanaand cocaine in them. So it keeps your kid 
>> doped up and just keeps them sick.
>> So, I don’t know why my dad wants this appointment. He knows how I 
>> feel about avoiding any kind of medicine.
>> There is a ray of hope here, the doctor that suggested the Behavioral 
>> Health testing, said that after the testing they’ll see about getting 
>> him tested for food allergies.
>>
>> Part of that tells me they’re trying to control what I do with my son 
>> because when we went to the doctor, my dad started talking about his 
>> behavior in school. All because the doctor asked. When I was just 
>> going to get the food allergy testing first. I have a strong belief 
>> that the behavior has to do with a food allergy we don’t know about 
>> and they want us to wait! I have one week to decide if I should 
>> cancel the appointment my dad and the doctor made.
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