re: Kentucky teacher fired after dragging 9 year old autistic kid down the hallway

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Jesus, give the kid a break, but have him understand he is responsible for completing all his work. In the IEP meeting, I guarantee this was discussed. However, it is possible the kid abuses his need for breaks.

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No one but teachers know how hard their job is. No one.

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The doctor diagnosed him with a possible left wrist fracture," she said, adding her son also had an MRI scan of his wrists. "He had a confirmed sprain in one of his wrists," she said. "In the days following, he suffered swelling and bruising around his wrist."

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Yeah. Frick that bitch.

I had teachers do worse shite than that to me around that age.

My wife is a special needs teacher. The amount of abuse she puts up with astonishes me. Last year, while waiting on busses to load in the parking lot, an autistic child (7 years old) began picking up rocks and throwing them at her head. Two connected with the back of her head and drew blood. She had zero recourse to restrain the child as they had been instructed any contact or physical restraint in any way was prohibited and would result in termination. All she could do was cover up and hope the kid didn't hit anything vital until the SRO could come restrain the child.

All that said, she loves those kids and that's why she does it. But examples like the ones above are why special needs teachers last on average 5 years before they burn out. They are treated like babysitters by the parents, and people who can keep little retarded Timmy away from smart Johnny and help the school pass standards tests by the parishes.

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Autism is a mental disorder that affects a persons ability to socialize and communicate. What is the issue with calling it a mental disorder?

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It affects cognitive abilities and understanding. Many autistic people are non-verbal due to the condition, not because their mouth can't make words (they are not mute), but because their brains can't. Hypersensitive to their environment, seizures (my son has had 6).

My son is on the far side of the functioning spectrum, but he has small issues with all these symptoms. He's lucky.

A developmental disorder with these symptoms falls under mental disorder anyway.

List of adult mental disorders from psychcentral..

Alcohol/Substance Abuse
Alcohol/Substance Dependence
Anxiety Disorders
Adult Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD/ADD)
Bipolar Disorder
Major Depressive Episode
Hypomanic Episode
Manic Episode
Mixed Specifier (Formerly Mixed Episode)
Depression
Eating Disorders
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Opioid Use Disorder Symptoms
Panic Disorder
Postpartum Depression
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia Education Guide
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD, see Depressive Disorder with Seasonal Pattern)
Social Anxiety Phobia