Learning and Attention Issues and Stigma and Asian Cultures

Asian culture in America is heavily focused on educational success. So when a child of an Asian family in the U.S. is identified as having a learning and attention issue -- such as dyslexia...

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Culturally, Asian Americans and Asian Indiansor Far East parents are often ofthe mindset that this is somehow myfault that my child has learning andattention challenges. And I didn't do agood job of parenting, which is as farfrom the truth as it possibly can be.What often happens is students and ourchildren pick up on what the parents arefeeling, and if you feeling the stigmaand you're feeling ashamed, your son ordaughter is picking it up. And as anAsian individual myself, I knew what thatis about. It prevents us from having thatcommunication within our community.It also poses hurdles in the way we talk toour son or daughters about what'shappening in school, and overall doesn'treally benefit our son or daughters fromreally being able to a...