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"Have you seen my son?" asks Jennifer Hendrick. "He's the kid who bites or hits your kid at school. When asked why, he says, 'I don't know or I forget' ... Maybe you scolded me for being a bad parent."
The thing is, she says, her son's behavior isn't the result of his choosing or bad parenting. His behavior is because of his brain development. Like many kids on the spectrum of ADD and Aspergers, "he just doesn't get it."
That's part of her commentary on NPR today. Can you relate to her?
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