I no longer tolerate the ignorance that comes from older relatives.
,” my grandmother suggested, as she watched my son—who has ADHD—melt down when I told him he couldn’t watch a movie. I tried to reason with him, explaining that dinner was being served in about five minutes. As he spiraled into an all-out tantrum, I got down on his level, made eye contact, and suggested we take a deep breath together. Meanwhile, I could feel my grandmother’s eyes burning into my back—watching my every move and listening to my every word.
The more I tried to explain my child’s struggles to them, the less I felt heard. I get it, to a degree. My child is not easily understood. The ADHD brain is complicated and often unpredictable. However, when I attempt to explain what ADHD is, many older folks are very vocal—that, autism, anxiety, and sensory processing disorder aren’t real. Rather, the “labels” are excuses for bad behavior.
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