LGBTQ Pride Storybooks in Maryland Public Schools - the battle of national interest

a reply to: Annee

Wait a sec Autism isn't the subject of the OP!

What is the relevance?

originally posted by: Annee

originally posted by: quintessentone
a reply to: Annee

I have noticed that with children some of the ones that are not so good in math excel in language/reading skills.

YES

It runs in my family. My younger brother at age 4 would spread the newspaper out on the floor and read it everyday.

But none of us has any aptitude for math.

There is something called: Dyscalculia. It’s a brain related condition that makes basic math hard to learn.

Up to 7% of elementary school children have Dyscalculia.

Schools are all about testing for reading disabilities, but I’ve never known testing for this. Maybe some do.

Same here, except for me and my daughter, everyone else seems to have difficulty with math but reading/language/literature/teaching it's all good.

This is where IMO neuroscience needs to do some research and tweak the way in which the subjects are taught - targeted teaching so to speak.

originally posted by: quintessentone

originally posted by: Annee

originally posted by: quintessentone
a reply to: Annee

I have noticed that with children some of the ones that are not so good in math excel in language/reading skills.

YES

It runs in my family. My younger brother at age 4 would spread the newspaper out on the floor and read it everyday.

But none of us has any aptitude for math.

There is something called: Dyscalculia. It’s a brain related condition that makes basic math hard to learn.

Up to 7% of elementary school children have Dyscalculia.

Schools are all about testing for reading disabilities, but I’ve never known testing for this. Maybe some do.

Same here, except for me and my daughter, everyone else seems to have difficulty with math but reading/language/literature/teaching it's all good.

This is where IMO neuroscience needs to do some research and tweak the way in which the subjects are taught - targeted teaching so to speak.

Absolutely!

My kid gets As & Bs in all his subjects, but they are modified and he has a 1 on 1 para. He’s incredibly intelligent, but has trouble staying focused. His brain goes everywhere.

Better get back on track with sex/gender.

He says he’s non-binary sexually open. Does not want to be called a boy.

When I think of someone with a closed mind raising him it makes me shutter in horror.

a reply to: Annee

The topic here is also national interest and how our children are treated and taught out there in society is also of national or world interest IMO.

originally posted by: quintessentone
a reply to: Annee

The topic here is also national interest and how our children are treated and taught out there in society is also of national or world interest IMO.

TY

I am trying to stay within those boundaries.

originally posted by: Annee

originally posted by: quintessentone
a reply to: Annee

The topic here is also national interest and how our children are treated and taught out there in society is also of national or world interest IMO.

TY

I am trying to stay within those boundaries.

It is difficult to stay within the boundaries of this subject matter because it permeates into so many other subject matters/issues.

I'm curious as to why there has been no comment on the Detrans panel?

It's all about the kids and what they're feeling in the moment. It's about keeping disagreeing parents out of the picture. About keeping trans education in schools. Right?

Yet no interest in hearing what the kids who were directly exposed to it and experienced it, have to say?

I keep hearing their experiences and feelings are most important. Does that only apply to pre gender affirmation or happy affirmed people?

originally posted by: Annee

Absolutely not.

Autism requires early intervention and learned behaviors. He’s been in counseling/behavior modification since he was 4.

He knows he has his world — and rules apply outside his world. He’s very charming with good manners. 6 feet tall and very good looking (not the geeky type).

And BTW — I did not allow anxiety meds until he was 14.

It really seems we are all on the same page in many of these areas. If we replaced in your post the words Autism with Trans why wouldn't that be the same path? With Autism I think it is more Black and White to the issues at hand while with Trans I see it as an evolving situation that will take more time to help the individual determine what they are all about. That is why with Trans I see waiting until one is officially an adult until physical changes are allowed. You may disagree with that, but it seems 14+ is at least in your range.

Anti-depression drugs are pretty harsh on children too and it seems they are given out like candy. My son's friend 20 now told me he is on anti-depressants and knowing the kid well for 15 years it seems people are taking them because of just normal life in general, and that isn't good.

As to inclusivity, there isn't any special area. We keep saying Black and Trans, but I would say the life of an autistic or just way overweight kid could go through more difficulty with others accepting them for who they are.

a reply to: WakeUpBeer

Problem is that by and large they are being indoctrinated and funneled into gender affirmation care instead of proper education on big decisions like that and/or counseling. And parents are being locked out of these decisions by being made to be part of the problem and kids are being allowed to make these decisions without even having parents involved.

a reply to: Xtrozero

I take my kid off meds during the summer.

He needs to recognize what they do for him.

He needs to be aware of the difference from being on them and not being on them.

Some parents put kids on meds for their own benefit. To make the child easier to handle. Some schools push meds for the same reason.

I didn’t. I worked with him, as he is, for him to better understand himself. Exhausting.

originally posted by: Annee

originally posted by: Xtrozero

originally posted by: Annee

Of course, cuz they’re all little robots.

You’ve obviously never raised a “diverse type” kid.

It seems you want to allow children to do anything they want at any time otherwise they are robots. If your grandchild decided to just run around naked anytime they went outside would you be like, "he is just doing what he wants and everyone must accept it".

Absolutely not.

Autism requires early intervention and learned behaviors. He’s been in counseling/behavior modification since he was 4.

He knows he has his world — and rules apply outside his world. He’s very charming with good manners. 6 feet tall and very good looking (not the geeky type).

And BTW — I did not allow anxiety meds until he was 14.

It's just amazing how you try to create parallels between autism and 'transgenderism'. The latter doesn't represents part of an ideology with no basis in reality.

a reply to: quintessentone

Someone who has gender dysphoria isn't trans. But the trans lobby wants everyone else to believe they are trans. They're trying hard with their antiscientific claims to relate mental health issues to their political ideology. There are no transgender people btw. Gender identity is just a fictitious term.

originally posted by: quintessentone

originally posted by: Annee

originally posted by: quintessentone
a reply to: Annee

I have noticed that with children some of the ones that are not so good in math excel in language/reading skills.

YES

It runs in my family. My younger brother at age 4 would spread the newspaper out on the floor and read it everyday.

But none of us has any aptitude for math.

There is something called: Dyscalculia. It’s a brain related condition that makes basic math hard to learn.

Up to 7% of elementary school children have Dyscalculia.

Schools are all about testing for reading disabilities, but I’ve never known testing for this. Maybe some do.

Same here, except for me and my daughter, everyone else seems to have difficulty with math but reading/language/literature/teaching it's all good.

This is where IMO neuroscience needs to do some research and tweak the way in which the subjects are taught - targeted teaching so to speak.

I hope your daughter isn't getting indoctrinated with radical left wing nonsense including gender ideology and 'transgenderism'. Although it's difficult not to get indoctrinated when your parents hold radical left views and when schools teaching this nonsense non stop.

originally posted by: AlienBorg
a reply to: quintessentone

Someone who has gender dysphoria isn't trans. But the trans lobby wants everyone else to believe they are trans. They're trying hard with their antiscientific claims to relate mental health issues to their political ideology. There are no transgender people btw. Gender identity is just a fictitious term.

And as the scientists and doctors continue their research and treatments of transgendered people, they learn more and advance the treatment. Now 'one size does not fit all' prevails. You should be happy to know.

Since the beginning of the last decade, treatment for gender incongruence has consisted primarily in gender-affirming medical care. However, in the last 24 months, several international health authorities have raised concerns over the uncertain risk-benefit ratio of using hormonal interventions (specifically "puberty blockers" and cross-sex hormones) as the first-line treatment approach for young people under 18, and are restructuring their systems to prioritize psychotherapy as the first line of treatment [36–43]. Even the principal investigator of the Dutch model has stated that "an individualized approach can be offered that differentiates who will benefit from medical gender affirmation and for whom (additional) mental health support might be more appropriate" [41]. Moreover, the Dutch team itself has reached similar conclusions: "To ensure that each adolescent receives the treatment that best suits them, it is important to thoroughly explore all aspects of gender and general functioning with all adolescents before making decisions about further treatment. The conclusion of a previous study that gender-affirming treatment earlier in life may have benefits is not necessarily founded for everyone" [42].

These affirmations are consistent with the idea that gender incongruence responds to multiple etiologies, that these may be unique to each case, and that therefore, not everyone benefits from gender-affirming medical care as a first-line treatment. Understanding the etiology of GI would help clinicians decide which type of intervention will be helpful in each case. Moreover, considering that the cause of some regrets may be due to "excessive and hasty medicalization" [44], it is possible that this may also help in the prevention of detransition.

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov...#:~:text=Some%20have%20proposed%20that%20gender,of%20gender%20incongruence%20%5B5%5D.

originally posted by: AlienBorg

originally posted by: quintessentone

originally posted by: Annee

originally posted by: quintessentone
a reply to: Annee

I have noticed that with children some of the ones that are not so good in math excel in language/reading skills.

YES

It runs in my family. My younger brother at age 4 would spread the newspaper out on the floor and read it everyday.

But none of us has any aptitude for math.

There is something called: Dyscalculia. It’s a brain related condition that makes basic math hard to learn.

Up to 7% of elementary school children have Dyscalculia.

Schools are all about testing for reading disabilities, but I’ve never known testing for this. Maybe some do.

Same here, except for me and my daughter, everyone else seems to have difficulty with math but reading/language/literature/teaching it's all good.

This is where IMO neuroscience needs to do some research and tweak the way in which the subjects are taught - targeted teaching so to speak.

I hope your daughter isn't getting indoctrinated with radical left wing nonsense including gender ideology and 'transgenderism'. Although it's difficult not to get indoctrinated when your parents hold radical left views and when schools teaching this nonsense non stop.

Turn that around with parents that are extremist right wing, same scenario, but I am somewhere in the middle and believe in the science.

originally posted by: quintessentone

originally posted by: AlienBorg

originally posted by: quintessentone

originally posted by: Annee

originally posted by: quintessentone
a reply to: Annee

I have noticed that with children some of the ones that are not so good in math excel in language/reading skills.

YES

It runs in my family. My younger brother at age 4 would spread the newspaper out on the floor and read it everyday.

But none of us has any aptitude for math.

There is something called: Dyscalculia. It’s a brain related condition that makes basic math hard to learn.

Up to 7% of elementary school children have Dyscalculia.

Schools are all about testing for reading disabilities, but I’ve never known testing for this. Maybe some do.

Same here, except for me and my daughter, everyone else seems to have difficulty with math but reading/language/literature/teaching it's all good.

This is where IMO neuroscience needs to do some research and tweak the way in which the subjects are taught - targeted teaching so to speak.

I hope your daughter isn't getting indoctrinated with radical left wing nonsense including gender ideology and 'transgenderism'. Although it's difficult not to get indoctrinated when your parents hold radical left views and when schools teaching this nonsense non stop.

Turn that around with parents that are extremist right wing, same scenario, but I am somewhere in the middle and believe in the science.

Whataboutism again.
No, you aren't in the middle and this is so obvious. When you believe in gender ideology you need to know how incompatible this is to science and reason.

You can't believe in science.
This is a problematic statement as science isn't a set of ideological beliefs.

When you use the word affirmation or affirmative care it sounds as if it's pure ideology. In this case it's ideology with bogus pseudo-science.

originally posted by: quintessentone

originally posted by: AlienBorg
a reply to: quintessentone

Someone who has gender dysphoria isn't trans. But the trans lobby wants everyone else to believe they are trans. They're trying hard with their antiscientific claims to relate mental health issues to their political ideology. There are no transgender people btw. Gender identity is just a fictitious term.

And as the scientists and doctors continue their research and treatments of transgendered people, they learn more and advance the treatment. Now 'one size does not fit all' prevails. You should be happy to know.

Since the beginning of the last decade, treatment for gender incongruence has consisted primarily in gender-affirming medical care. However, in the last 24 months, several international health authorities have raised concerns over the uncertain risk-benefit ratio of using hormonal interventions (specifically "puberty blockers" and cross-sex hormones) as the first-line treatment approach for young people under 18, and are restructuring their systems to prioritize psychotherapy as the first line of treatment [36–43]. Even the principal investigator of the Dutch model has stated that "an individualized approach can be offered that differentiates who will benefit from medical gender affirmation and for whom (additional) mental health support might be more appropriate" [41]. Moreover, the Dutch team itself has reached similar conclusions: "To ensure that each adolescent receives the treatment that best suits them, it is important to thoroughly explore all aspects of gender and general functioning with all adolescents before making decisions about further treatment. The conclusion of a previous study that gender-affirming treatment earlier in life may have benefits is not necessarily founded for everyone" [42].

These affirmations are consistent with the idea that gender incongruence responds to multiple etiologies, that these may be unique to each case, and that therefore, not everyone benefits from gender-affirming medical care as a first-line treatment. Understanding the etiology of GI would help clinicians decide which type of intervention will be helpful in each case. Moreover, considering that the cause of some regrets may be due to "excessive and hasty medicalization" [44], it is possible that this may also help in the prevention of detransition.

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov...#:~:text=Some%20have%20proposed%20that%20gender,of%20gender%20incongruence%20%5B5%5D.

Scientists continue their research in scientific fields. Gender ideology is no such field and transgenderism is just a delusion and false perception of reality.

Sex difference in the human brain.

SCIENCE

On average, males and females showed greater volume in different areas of the cortex, the outer brain layer that controls thinking and voluntary movements. Females had greater volume in the prefrontal cortex, orbitofrontal cortex, superior temporal cortex, lateral parietal cortex, and insula. Males, on average, had greater volume in the ventral temporal and occipital regions. Each of these regions is responsible for processing different types of information.

www.nih.gov...#:~:text=Females%20had%20greater%20volume%20in,processing%20differen t%20types%20of%20information.

originally posted by: Annee
Sex difference in the human brain.

SCIENCE

On average, males and females showed greater volume in different areas of the cortex, the outer brain layer that controls thinking and voluntary movements. Females had greater volume in the prefrontal cortex, orbitofrontal cortex, superior temporal cortex, lateral parietal cortex, and insula. Males, on average, had greater volume in the ventral temporal and occipital regions. Each of these regions is responsible for processing different types of information.

www.nih.gov...#:~:text=Females%20had%20greater%20volume%20in,processing%20differen t%20types%20of%20information.

You just proved the point that men can act like woman but they are still a man
and woman can act like men but but they are still women.

Undergoing TRANS therapy doesn't change the fact that the brain is built according to the BIRTH GENDER, just like the rest of the body. Men are bigger, stronger, faster, more muscular than women. Taking a TRANS pill doesn't change that. BIRTH GENDER, the X and Y chromosomes, decide how the brain will be built and how the body is built.

I remember back in the day, in the long ago, when parents used to have a say in what their children learned at school.

Then the Marxists came and took away parental rights for the good of the Collective.

Once that happened, scores fell and we enabled another generation of poorly educated drones, obedient to the wishes of their Marxist Overlords.