Celebrate and blog on International Day of Persons with Disabilities
Satendra
Welcome to the IDPwD Blog Party.
Infinite Ability (the disability SIG of Medical Humanities Group) and Enabling Unit, UCMS & GTB Hospital, Delhi, India is proud to host the first blog party devoted to International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPwD), December 3, 2011. PwD’s, care givers and family members from around the world are invited to share their stories and educate others about how they overcome their disabilities.
The list of disabilities include autism spectrum disorders, blindness, cerebral palsy, chronic neurological conditions, Deaf-blindness, Dwarfism, hemophilia, hearing impairment, intellectual disability, leprosy-cured, locomotor disability, mental illness, muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, specific learning disabilities, speech impairment and thalassemia.
The United Nations (UN) designated December 3 as IDPwD and the theme of this year is “Together for a better world for all: Including persons with disabilities in development.” In line with the theme and in order to develop awareness on a global level, we solicit blogs from all those who are interested. Beginning November 3, we will start uploading received blogs to celebrate month long activities directed towards IDPwD and culminating on 3rd Dec 2011.
Your contributions are welcome.
Fatima Zahra
It is wonderful that we Indians are waking up to recognize this in a
positive and proactive way.
My eldest son 15 has a diagnosed ADHD since childhood, but all my
struggles to help him overcome has come to naught. There is no respite
in sight esp when everyone thinks that he is no good. He reacts to it
by being perpetually aggressive with added problem of adolescence.
Even teachers refuse to recognize this problem! There are no real
special tutors too. I think i've lost my child!
Fatima
> Infinite Ability <http://infiniteability.yolasite.com/> (the disability SIG
> of Medical Humanities Group) and Enabling Unit<http://enablingunit.yolasite.com/>,
> devoted to International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPwD), December
> 3, 2011. PwD’s, care givers and family members from around the world are
> invited to share their stories and educate others about how they overcome
> their disabilities.
>
> The list of disabilities include autism spectrum disorders, blindness,
> cerebral palsy, chronic neurological conditions, Deaf-blindness, Dwarfism,
> hemophilia, hearing impairment, intellectual disability, leprosy-cured,
> locomotor disability, mental illness, muscular dystrophy, multiple
> sclerosis, specific learning disabilities, speech impairment and
> thalassemia.
>
Satendra
In session, we write down these thoughts. This gives the ADHD adult a place to put all the negative ideas swirling around in his head. It also gives him a chance to tune into those thoughts and how they are affecting him. It is not unusual for an adult with ADHD to avoid attending to his automatic thoughts while procrastinating on task completion because of a negative belief about himself. Making the thoughts explicit is the first step in counteracting such thoughts."
fatima zahra
Abha Khetarpal
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), which is characterized by lack of attention, problems with impulse control, and difficulty in adherence to rules, has to be best treated with the help of psychotherapy and counseling not only of the child but also of the parents. Common behaviors like hyperactivity, difficulty in taking instructions, restlessness, impatience and low self-esteem have to managed well be behavioral training. Though your son might be having normal intelligence yet his school performance might be poor. And I know what you, as a mother, would be going through.
I know many times medications and stimulant drugs are given to the patients but all those carry side effects like weight loss, insomnia etc. Counselors and psychotherapists are not so easily available in Indian setting and moreover they are expensive too.
So what I would like to recommend you is to try Yoga and meditation for him.
Yoga includes deep breathing exercises that can increase relaxation and improve self-control. This can help him to improve his self-esteem, do better in school and get along with others. Yoga also emphasizes maintenance of poses and relaxation as deep breathing effects our heart rate and autonomic nervous system. During yoga classes, teachers offer detailed and frequent instructions about muscle and joint awareness. Overall, yoga students are expected to develop greater attention and ability to concentrate; qualities that are deficient in children with ADHD. It has been researched and proved that yoga reduces depression, stress anxiety, anger and neurotic symptoms. This would result in overall in his improvement in mental health and social adjustment.
Coupled with yoga, he should be given a healthy diet abundant in fruits and vegetables. Sugary and junk foods should be kept to a minimum. Use of free aloe vera juice should also be explored.
Abha Khetarpal
Counselor for the students with disabilities
University College of Medical Sciences, (UCMS) & GTB Hospital
Delhi
Non-institutional expert, Equality and Diversity Committee,
Enabling Unit, UCMS & GTBH
Principal Counselor/Founder
www.crossthehurdles.org
Personal website
www.abhakhetarpal.in
fatima zahra
again. Regards. Fatima
>>> at all. Allow me to quote Melinda White <http://www.adhdtreatment.com/>(
>>> a psychotherapist specializing in the treatment of ADHD):
>>>
>>> *" Some typical negative thoughts that an adult with ADHD believes when
>>> he encounters difficulty are: "I am a loser." "I'll never make it.";
>>> "This
>>> only proves I can never be a _____."; "I'm just incompetent."
>>>
>>> In session, we write down these thoughts. This gives the ADHD adult a
>>> place to put all the negative ideas swirling around in his head. It also
>>> gives him a chance to tune into those thoughts and how they are affecting
>>> him. It is not unusual for an adult with ADHD to avoid attending to his
>>> automatic thoughts while procrastinating on task completion because of a
>>> negative belief about himself. Making the thoughts explicit is the first
>>> step in counteracting such thoughts."*
>>> *
>>> *
>>> Whatever little I know of you, I can certainly say that you are a
>>> fighter. Just follow the 3 P principles of purity, patience
>>> and perseverance and with your will and determination you will surely
>>> succeed.
>>>
>>
>>
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> *Abha Khetarpal*
> *President
> *
> *Cross the Hurdles*
> *www.crossthehurdles.org/ngo <http://www.crossthehurdles.com>
>
> Counselor for the students with disabilities
> University College of Medical Sciences, (UCMS) & GTB Hospital
> Delhi
>
> Non-institutional expert, Equality and Diversity Committee,
> Enabling Unit, UCMS & GTBH**
>
> Principal Counselor/Founder
> www.crossthehurdles.org
>
> Personal website
> www.abhakhetarpal.in
>
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