But that’s a much different issue than parents causing a brain disorder such as schizophrenia or autism.

More empathy, less judgingLarson opens her blog essay with a personal story of how medical personnel in an emergency room made her feel at fault for her three-week-old son’s scary bout with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a common virus that’s a major cause of respiratory distress in infants.

One of the doctors implied that she was to blame because she had a cold herself.

Lurk in almost any online parenting chat room and you’ll quickly realize that parents (particularly moms) are being made to feel guilty — often by other parents! — about every illness, every behavioral problem, every developmental delay, no matter how minor or inconsequential.

It’s time we stop being so judgmental about those parents with an 8-year-old who can’t sit still, a 12-year-old who can’t stop washing her hands, or a 15-year-old who’s clinically depressed. so much of what we attribute to good parenting skills is really the luck of the genetic draw.

What we need to be doing instead is providing the resources to help parents — and their children — cope with chronic neurological illnesses and conditions.  We should also be spending more, not less, on the search for the underlying neurobiological causes of these conditions and, of course, for effective treatments.

Larson said her experience during that visit with her son to the emergency room changed the way she looks at parents in her psychiatric practice. She’s honest enough to admit, however, that she continues “to struggle to balance a humility about what we don’t know with a confidence in what we do know.”

“I struggle with keeping the tendency to blame parents in check while at the same time calling parents to task about their parenting when necessary,” she writes. “I struggle with identifying what can be changed at the level of an individual and what requires change at the systems level. I struggle to continue to be willing to dig into these systems problems so that I don’t just go home helpless and hopeless about what to do for kids.”

We’ve come a long way from the days of “refrigerator moms,” but we have a long way yet to go.

You can read Larson’s essay here.

sorry its such a long question :I i jusrt wanted to know, because my grandmother is bedridden with ms, and has been for about 40years (she is 56), she is in hospital at the moment in ICU, she nearly died, id go into detail but yeah, really appreciate real answers, thanks (: xx (oh and im 13, lol )

"a small number of patients have malignant MS, which is marked by a rapid decline that leads to disability and possibly death. MS is rarely fatal, however, and most people with the disease have a normal life expectancy." ( Ed Zimney MD, Health Talk Medical Reference.)

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Maddy, you poor thing. I feel for you and your family. My daughter is 18 now, but was about 7 or 8 when I was diagnosed. Thank the Lord I'm functioning and walking. There is no timetable for MS. its a very individual disease. unfortunately that's as real an answer you're gonna get. I'm sorry you're going through this, but as with any illness, enjoy the people you love for as long as you have them with you. Stay strong.

Hi, Maddy,

MS is an illness that is often compared to a roller coaster. People can have very serious symptoms and then go back to feeling better.

Many people with MS have been diagnosed with CCSVI (Chronic Cerebral Spinal Venous Insufficiency) which means that they have a thickening in their veins where the blood drains from the brain. Veins take the cellular waste away from the brain. When they are thick or blocked, they don't do a good job removing the wastes and a buildup of iron or other unneeded elements sits in the brain and can add to the difficult physical symptoms of MS.

A doctor in Italy named Dr Zamboni (yes, just like the machine that smooths the ice before hockey games), found these blockages and came up with a way to open the veins so that the blood can drain more freely. here is some more information: sanoviv.com/medical-services/ccsv… and en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronic_cer…

It would be good if you shared this information with your parents, or your grandmother when she is feeling better. That way you can be part of the team that is dedicated to your grandmother's improved health.

Wishing you and your grandmother a healthy and happy year.

Sorry about your grandma. MS itself is not fatal. usually the complications brought about by the illness are responsible for the death of a person with MS. these complications can range from bed sores getting to something much worse to liver and other internal organ problems.

I am not a doctor but as a person with MS for the past 14 years I can assure you MS is not terminal.

Take care and be well,

Alex

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