Mental Health in Our Culture

[IceSoul]

Re: Mental Health in Our Culture

@redvelvet

It’s not only for mental ilness…it’s also with things on a smaller scale such as learning disabilities. I used to teach in public school and the parents in general seemed more proactive about seeking academic accomodations for the children with learning disabilities. They openly admitted to teachers and others that their child had ADD/ADHD, Aspergers, whatever. Now I teach at a school where the student population is predominantly Asian. And I’ve seen parents who don’t want to know what their child has…not interested in testing…are afraid of the stigma of a label…prefer to make excuses/cover things up. I see a contrast between the two environments/groups. I haven’t seen desi exceptions…but I haven’t come across many.

God, there are more stigmas in Pakistan than there are GS members.