I work in an elementary school. Every year we see more and more students with

Feb 13, 2019
5:19:30pm

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Focus problems, and issues with being hyperactive. Not sure if the number has risen or we are just more aware. It is something that is discussed all the time. It creates major challenges to traditional teaching strategies.

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Is my perception off or are there a lot more kids with legitimately diagnosable

gwalker

2/13/19 5:09pm

I work in an elementary school. Every year we see more and more students with

Stucoug83

2/13/19 5:19pm

My guess would be that kids need to let energy out, (actually humans need to)

Powerbait DPM studnt

2/13/19 5:41pm

Technology use plus less recess.

spugeddy24

2/13/19 7:33pm

Autism diagnoses are skyrocketing.

BigEasyCougar

2/13/19 5:40pm

Autism linked to prenatal pesticide exposure

bluebooks

2/13/19 8:43pm

So explain why there were fewer autism diagnoses 50 years ago when DDT was legal

BeardedSpock

2/14/19 8:28am

The mother is exposed possibly well before her child bearing years.

bluebooks

2/14/19 3:13pm

DDT has been banned for nearly 50 years. That's two generations.

BeardedSpock

2/14/19 8:08pm

Not sure about the spike - could be identification is better.

bluebooks

2/14/19 8:28pm

The fatty tissue concentration of DDE in the average American has been steadily

BeardedSpock

2/17/19 8:09am

An interesting side study that shows link to general pesticides.

bluebooks

2/17/19 8:22am

If kids today are more mentally afflicted than previous generations can you

777

2/13/19 5:41pm

ADD/ADHD is overdiagnosed. I have come across relatively few kids with a

downtownchrisbrown

2/13/19 5:58pm

I also believe there is some sort of confirmation bias. You tell a kid he has

Powerbait DPM studnt

2/13/19 6:09pm

Interestingly the research shows that the more severe/critical the primary

downtownchrisbrown

2/13/19 6:35pm

Research shows

jlhazlewood

2/13/19 10:32pm

Yep. Schools are getting this all wrong. Get the fed gov't out of this mess

Ash

2/13/19 11:05pm

RE: Research shows

Ash

2/13/19 11:15pm

A friend shared an article with me about a year ago about males in school.

Powerbait DPM studnt

2/14/19 9:52am

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