monsterjack111
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Hi everyone! Long time reader and really appreciate everyone's contribution, both in knowledge and forward thinking (Don't know if it make sense but I know you all got it) Really Really love it. This post is about my nephew and I already got my thinking wrap around it but I wanted to have others point of view on the matter. It would be really appreciated.
My nephew, who's turning 5 in a few month, has been diagnosed with ADHD by the teacher, the "kid specialist" and the "doctor". My sister is the type of person that as long as someone as a title and a degree, she will believe everything that person say. So, obviously, she decided that it was probably a good idea... He's apparently a nightmare at school, he's supposedly do all the bad thing that are not part of a well functioning human being (sarcasm)...
My take on this is very different... I spend a lot of time with the kid and he's VERY VERY different than any 5 years old I ever been in contact with (I've worked in a summer camp). First of all, physically, he's something else. He has a good 6 inches over all the others kids his age and very largely (not fat) built.
I also think that intellectually/mentally he's different... I have extremely coherent conversation with him. He's super analytical/critical about everything. Incredible imagination. But he's also very melancholic too and super serious about thing. When I'm with him, I usually try to mix things up between being physics and creative. We often take walk in the wood and I let him take my camera so he can take pictures or I let him paint with his hands while blasting music and he's always having a blast!
I think there's few important points. When he was 3 years old he refused to go on the toilet for a while and ended up poisoning himself with the toxins which maybe can lead somewhere from that point. My sister is also a very organized/structured person... always planning ahead and let little to no place for improvisation. She also believe all the cultural cliche about nutrition (and a lot of others things), so sugars is bad but tofu is top food (you get the idea).
When I think about the situation and the work of Ray Peat and the people on the forum I always have in mind "A mismatch between the individual and the environment"... I think this sort of outcome at such a young age will lead to a very detrimental development.
Anyway, I'll bring up other elements if I see people having point of view/interest on this.
Thanks
My nephew, who's turning 5 in a few month, has been diagnosed with ADHD by the teacher, the "kid specialist" and the "doctor". My sister is the type of person that as long as someone as a title and a degree, she will believe everything that person say. So, obviously, she decided that it was probably a good idea... He's apparently a nightmare at school, he's supposedly do all the bad thing that are not part of a well functioning human being (sarcasm)...
My take on this is very different... I spend a lot of time with the kid and he's VERY VERY different than any 5 years old I ever been in contact with (I've worked in a summer camp). First of all, physically, he's something else. He has a good 6 inches over all the others kids his age and very largely (not fat) built.
I also think that intellectually/mentally he's different... I have extremely coherent conversation with him. He's super analytical/critical about everything. Incredible imagination. But he's also very melancholic too and super serious about thing. When I'm with him, I usually try to mix things up between being physics and creative. We often take walk in the wood and I let him take my camera so he can take pictures or I let him paint with his hands while blasting music and he's always having a blast!
I think there's few important points. When he was 3 years old he refused to go on the toilet for a while and ended up poisoning himself with the toxins which maybe can lead somewhere from that point. My sister is also a very organized/structured person... always planning ahead and let little to no place for improvisation. She also believe all the cultural cliche about nutrition (and a lot of others things), so sugars is bad but tofu is top food (you get the idea).
When I think about the situation and the work of Ray Peat and the people on the forum I always have in mind "A mismatch between the individual and the environment"... I think this sort of outcome at such a young age will lead to a very detrimental development.
Anyway, I'll bring up other elements if I see people having point of view/interest on this.
Thanks