i was just reading a little more about the “educational version of munchausen by proxy” abuse phenomena.
Evidently, it’s increasing.
RAPACIOUS LEARNING
Advice for educators from Wendy Parker, Executive Director of Special Services for Cedar Rapids Schools
rapaciouslearning.org / Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy: Special Education Style
https://rapaciouslearning.org/munchause ... ion-style/
temporal1 wrote: ↑Mon Jul 03, 2023 7:31 pm“They” the students, or, “they” the accomodations/laws?Ken:
They are often abused as well.
i would guess the students, and, more+more the laws, as parents misunderstand the purpose, and exploit perceived benefits (?)
hmm. Educational Munchausen by Proxy. This gets serious.Ken:
Every teacher has kids who have SpEd designation or a 504 plan that is based on some evaluation back when they were in say 3rd grade and were struggling for some reason. And it has followed them for years into HS.
Often it is helicopter parents who demand all sorts of special accommodation for what is an ordinary kid who has learned to be a slacker. I find that annoying.
The parents are often wealthy and overly indulgent and coddle their kids instead of teaching them to work hard and be responsible for what they do.
It is kind of the educational version of munchausen by proxy.
Once a kid gets a SpEd designation it is impossible to remove it unless there is consensus all across the board between parents, teachers, counselors and administrators.
At the same time you also have kids (often poor kids, in foster care, etc.) who clearly have learning disabilities that the system has never identified because they have slipped through the cracks. And who just sort of drift along being unsuccessful and frustrated in school without getting the accommodations that they might need.
i’ve only read about severe medical cases; that, like numerous disorders, it’s hard to identify, it’s really creepy.
and, of course, destructive. It’s sorrowful. It can involve narcissism and the dark triad.
Heavy stuff... Munchausen syndrome (also known as factitious disorder) is a rare type of mental disorder in which a person fakes illness.
The person may lie about symptoms, make themselves appear sick, or make themselves purposely unwell. ..
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Can narcissists have Munchausen syndrome?
Perhaps one of the most insidious and most dangerous of all the behavior a narcissist can exhibit is Munchausen by proxy syndrome.
This crime includes the narcissist causing or making up illnesses and injuries in their children.
They do this to appear as the victim and hero in other people's eyes (Vaknin, 2015). ..
Pray for wisdom of school psychologists who oversee these programs and students. Pray for students.
Very hard to treat, the afflicted can be manipulative, in denial, refuse help.
The more intelligent, the more manipulative, the more dangerous.
[This topic can include discussion of when 504 and/or IEP accomodations are necessary+authentic.]
i’m new to the ideas of abuse of these programs.
But not surprised. Too much of the world’s culture is dedicated to coveting and taking. Is this the first morality to erode after abandoning or rejecting scriptures?
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