If this story is legit...

[Rageaholic]

then some judge needs to be taken down a peg.

I found this story here. It's from 2005, but it's infuriating. This mother had to go to court because her daughter walked out of class. The reason she walked out of class was because she wasn't getting the help she needed for her ADHD. This BITCH of a judge denied that the daughter had any problem at all and smugly told her that ADHD was just a buzz word.

As someone who struggles with ADHD, I would love to go Batman on this POS judge (and I mean Batman because I would be just as comprehensible as him). There's been times when I walked out of class does that mean that I should go to court for this? Another example of a "highly educated" person completely ignorant of learning disibilities, but thinking they know everything. Fucking bitch.

But all that aside, why would anyone need to go to court over some petty school bullshit? Talk about a waste of taxpayer money.

[Panacea]

There aren't a lot of details, but I suspect there's more to the story given that lack of detail.

According to mom, the kid got detention for leaving her regular class to go to a special needs class where she had been for her ADHD. In that area, according to Mom, issues of detention are handled in court by a judge, which I don't buy (she doesn't tell us where she is so we can verify that fact).

I suspect there were more disciplinary problems than not being in the right classroom. In my area there is a teen court, supervised by a judge, for kids who've committed more serious infractions like having drugs, bullying, that sort of thing. But it's not an actual criminal court (though you can be referred to one if the charge is serious enough and you don't do what the teen court tells you to do).

Mom mentions her daughter is "frustrated" because she has been held back. Makes me wonder if "frustrated" means, "acting out" ie being a pest and a disturbance in school. The kid is also on Abilify and Seroquel, which are used for bi polar disorder and schizophrenia not ADHD. She was also on Straterra which IS used for ADHD.

She ends her rant by saying she wishes she had her gun back. I'm glad she doesn't have it. I call BS on her story; she isn't telling us everything and seems to be making it up as she goes.

[fireheart17]

This mother had to go to court because her daughter walked out of class. The reason she walked out of class was because she wasn't getting the help she needed for her ADHD. This BITCH of a judge denied that the daughter had any problem at all and smugly told her that ADHD was just a buzz word.

As someone who struggles with ADHD, I would love to go Batman on this POS judge (and I mean Batman because I would be just as comprehensible as him). There's been times when I walked out of class does that mean that I should go to court for this? Another example of a "highly educated" person completely ignorant of learning disibilities, but thinking they know everything. Fucking bitch.

While I wouldn't necessarily argue that ADHD is a learning disability per se, I can sort of see where the judge is coming from. That doesn't mean I agree with him/her however.

ADHD and Autism/Aspergers tend to be seen by some as an excuse to not parent. Alternately, it can be seen by some as a "trendy disability" for varying reasons. As a result, it means that the children who are legitimately diagnosed as suffering from one of the above-mentioned issues, are lumped in with the children who are suffering from lack of parenting.

(Thankfully, in the schooling system down here, for anything apart from behavioural issues, you generally need to have someone from the Education Department verify the condition and determine how much funding/help he/she needs. This is accompanied by a letter from the doctor/specialist along with diagnostic tests if needed.)

The judge may have possibly seen other cases where the parent (or parents) have self-diagnosed their child with autism/aspergers/ADHD and played the right cards to avoid questions.

That's my take on that situation.

However, as far as the judge is concerned, making a judgement like that is incredibly stupid. You don't EVER say something like that to someone. EVER.