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Angry Kids:
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Oppsitional Defiant

Disorder and

Disruptive Mood

Dysregulation Disorder

By Rifka Schonfeld, Director of S.O.S.
(Strategies For Optimum Success)

My culture has no place for me. to be seen. What can we do for children
I, ǁŝƚŚ K ƚŽ ŚĞůƉ ƚŚĞŵ ďĞĐŽŵĞ ǀŝƐŝďůĞ͍
the being to which the word “I” gestures ,Žǁ ĐĂŶ ǁĞ ďĞƩĞƌ ŽƵƌ ůŝǀĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞŝƌƐ͍
has no place in my society’s ĞĨŽƌĞ ǁĞ ŐĞƚ ƚŽ ƚŚŽƐĞ ƐŽůƵƟŽŶƐ͕ /͛Ě ůŝŬĞ
ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞ͕ ŝŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶƐ͕ ďĞŚĂǀŝŽƌƐ͘ ƚŽ ƐŚĂƌĞ Ă ůŝƩůĞ ŽĨ ĐŚŝůĚ ƉƐLJĐŚŽůŽŐŝƐƚ͕ ƌ͘
People look at me, and ŽƵŐůĂƐ ZŝůĞLJ͕ ĂƵƚŚŽƌ ŽĨ Ŭ dŚĞ ĞĮ-
and see only the words inside their skulls ĂŶƚ ŚŝůĚ͗ WĂƌĞŶƚ͛Ɛ 'ƵŝĚĞ ƚŽ KƉƉŽƐŝ-
ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞLJ ŚĂǀĞ ĂůƌĞĂĚLJ ƵƐĞĚ ƚŽ ũƵĚŐĞ ŵĞ͘ ƟŽŶĂů ĞĮĂŶƚ ŝƐŽƌĚĞƌ͘ ƌ͘ ZŝůĞLJ ďĞůŝĞǀĞƐ
WĞƌĨŽƌŵ ǁĞůů с ƉŽƐŝƟǀĞ ũƵĚŐŵĞŶƚ͘ ƚŚĂƚ ǁĞ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ŶŽƚ ĐĂůů K Ă ĚŝƐŽƌĚĞƌ͕
WĞƌĨŽƌŵ ƉŽŽƌůLJ с ŶĞŐĂƟǀĞ͘ rather it should be called a spectrum. In
My future is a long dark tunnel of being ƌĞĂůŝƚLJ͕ ŚĞ ƐĂLJƐ͕ ĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞ ŝƐ ĚĞĮĂŶƚ Ăƚ
Bulletin
ŝŶǀŝƐŝďůĞ͕ ƐŽŵĞ ƉŽŝŶƚ͘ ,Ğ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƐ͗
eclipsed by grades, resumes, so many
markers of status. When mental health professionals talk
dŚĞ ŽŶůLJ ƚŚŝŶŐ ůĞŌ ƚŽ ĚŽ ŝƐ ƐƚŽƉ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵ- ĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ƚĞƌŵ ŽƉƉŽƐŝƟŽŶĂů ĚĞĮĂŶƚ ĚŝƐŽƌ-
ing ĚĞƌ͕ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌĚ ŽĨ ŵŽƐƚ ĐŽŶĐĞƌŶ ƚŽ ƉĂƌĞŶƚƐ
and wait ŝƐ ƚLJƉŝĐĂůůLJ ĚŝƐŽƌĚĞƌ͘ /ƚ ŝƐ Ă ǁŽƌĚ ĨƌĂƵŐŚƚ
to be recognized. ǁŝƚŚ ŶĞŐĂƟǀĞ ĐŽŶŶŽƚĂƟŽŶƐ ŝŵƉůLJŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ
/ Ăŵ ĚĞĮĂŶƚ ƚŚĞ ĐŚŝůĚ ŚĂƐ ƐŽŵĞ ƐŽƌƚ ŽĨ ĚŝƐĞĂƐĞ ƚŚĂƚ
because of the misguided hope that ƉĂƌĞŶƚƐ ĂƌĞ ƐŽŵĞŚŽǁ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞ ĨŽƌ͘ /Ĩ /
one day I will be seen. ŚĂǀĞ ƚŚĞ ƉŽǁĞƌ ƚŽ ĐŚĂŶŐĞ ƚŚĞ ĚŝĂŐŶŽƐƟĐ
- S.H. Steele ůĂďĞůƐ ǁĞ ƵƐĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĮĞůĚ ŽĨ ƉƐLJĐŚŽůŽŐLJ͕
/ ǁŽƵůĚ ĐŚĂŶŐĞ ƚŚĞ ƚĞƌŵ ƚŽ ŽƉƉŽƐŝƟŽŶĂů
dŚĞ ƉŽĞŵ ĂďŽǀĞ ŝƐ ǁƌŝƩĞŶ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƉĞƌ- ĚĞĮĂŶƚ ƐƉĞĐƚƌƵŵ͘
ƐƉĞĐƟǀĞ ŽĨ ƐŽŵĞŽŶĞ ĚĞĂůŝŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ KƉƉŽ-
ƐŝƟŽŶĂů ĞĮĂŶƚ ŝƐŽƌĚĞƌ ;K Ϳ͕ ƐŽŵĞ- tŚLJ ƐƉĞĐƚƌƵŵ͍ dŚĞ ƌĞĂƐŽŶ͕ ƐŝŵƉůLJ
ŽŶĞ ǁŚŽ ĂĐƚƐ ŽƵƚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚƌŽǁƐ ĮƚƐ ŝŶ ŽƌĚĞƌ

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