On 29/9/02 1:48 pm, "dolfrog" <dolfrog@...> wrote:

> Hi Simon
>
> APD has only just begun to be recognised. But I can see that it has been in
> my family for many generations.
> And can see how the disability has adversely effect some, me and the
> previous generations of my family. Some of my older relatives ( non
> currently alive) had been so frustrated by their inability to express their
> real feelings, and be properly understood, that some of them took to alcohol
> to escape the hurt of not being understood, which makes you feel that you
> are not accepted as part of a group, family, team.


This is the eternal problem. I don't blame folks for turning to the booze.
Its just so frustrating that teachers and social workers are so far behind
and in our experience, unwilling to receive input or training.

Simon