You may have caught the controversial coverage of comments made a few weeks ago by a mother of 4 children with ADHD, the youngest of whom is violent to her on a daily basis. (Here and here) Jenny Young, herself diagnosed with ADHD, stated that if her husband had been violent in the same way she would have left him, and if her son were a dog she would have had him put down. But for parents like her there is no choice: “There isn’t a refuge for battered Mums”. Cue national outrage. Continue reading
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by helenbonnick | June 27, 2013 · 12:17 pm
Understanding is everything
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Tagged as ADHD, Annie Clements, Autism and ADHD, autistic spectrum disorders, battered mums, Child to parent violence, David Mitchell, Eddie Gallagher, Fiona Barakat, Jenny Young, Philip Schofield, Respect National Practitioners Seminar, The Reason I Jump, We Have a Voice, Who's in charge, Yuva

