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Theories on conduct disorders THEN vs.NOW?
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<blockquote data-quote="trinityroyal" data-source="post: 85258" data-attributes="member: 3907"><p>I think that conduct disorders were just as prevalent then as they are now, but a lot of factors make them more obvious</p><p></p><p>I don't think people understood the nature of the disorders back then as much as they do now. A lot of kids with ADHD, ADD, Bipolar, etc were just labelled discipline cases. When I was little, the diagnosis of Asperger's just wasn't possible...it wasn't even included in the DSM at that point.</p><p></p><p>I think the more structured nature of society in the past probably helped provide some of the children with CDs, with the orderly routine they need in order to trhrive (others would have just not fit in with such a heavily structured existence...see discipline cases, above)</p><p></p><p>I remember being labelled a prima donna and a princess when I was growing up. Noises, bright lights, certain food textures, certain clothing textures were near impossible for me to deal with, but I was just called spoilt. If I were growing up today, they might have realized much earlier on that I am on the Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) spectrum. Hard to say...</p><p></p><p>But then there were lots of ad hoc interventions too...had a gym teacher in primary school who used to send me out to run on the track for an hour at lunch time. She just knew that I needed to get the wiggles out in order to settle down for the afternoon half of school. I think there were lots of intuitive people around who just provided the help we all needed, without really knowing why we needed it. They just accepted that we did, found a solution and moved on.</p><p></p><p>I'm not sure if this answers your question...I'm just rambling a bit. Great question, though...</p><p></p><p></p><p>Trinity</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trinityroyal, post: 85258, member: 3907"] I think that conduct disorders were just as prevalent then as they are now, but a lot of factors make them more obvious I don't think people understood the nature of the disorders back then as much as they do now. A lot of kids with ADHD, ADD, Bipolar, etc were just labelled discipline cases. When I was little, the diagnosis of Asperger's just wasn't possible...it wasn't even included in the DSM at that point. I think the more structured nature of society in the past probably helped provide some of the children with CDs, with the orderly routine they need in order to trhrive (others would have just not fit in with such a heavily structured existence...see discipline cases, above) I remember being labelled a prima donna and a princess when I was growing up. Noises, bright lights, certain food textures, certain clothing textures were near impossible for me to deal with, but I was just called spoilt. If I were growing up today, they might have realized much earlier on that I am on the Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) spectrum. Hard to say... But then there were lots of ad hoc interventions too...had a gym teacher in primary school who used to send me out to run on the track for an hour at lunch time. She just knew that I needed to get the wiggles out in order to settle down for the afternoon half of school. I think there were lots of intuitive people around who just provided the help we all needed, without really knowing why we needed it. They just accepted that we did, found a solution and moved on. I'm not sure if this answers your question...I'm just rambling a bit. Great question, though... Trinity [/QUOTE]
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