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Dispelling the Ludicrous Conspiracy Theory About ADHD/LD Diagnoses at UNC

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http://coachingthemind.blogspot.com/2016/02/dispelling-ludicrous-conspiracy-theory.html

PP already has a 48 page thread about this and has delivered the death penalty to UNC

"I am not going to waste much time on this blog entry, because the issue I'm addressing is indeed nothing but a ludicrous conspiracy theory generated by the crazed ABC crowd.

That crowd's new hero, BlueDevilicious (whose real name is Ted Tatos), has been obsessively tweeting highlighted portions of emails that are being released in an ongoing, massive document dump from UNC. From these emails, he has discovered that an abnormally high percentage of UNC athletes were diagnosed with ADHD and/or learning disabilities (LD). He also discovered an email thread from independent physicians stating that the methods used for diagnosing ADHD/LD were inadequate.

The conspiracy theory that has thus emerged from BlueDevilicious's monomaniacal tweeting is that UNC overdiagnosed athletes in order to secure for them academic accommodations that would give them an advantage in the classroom.

This conspiracy theory is so ludicrous I'm annoyed that I'm even addressing it.

Yes, the rates of diagnosis were alarmingly high. Yes, the methods of diagnosis were inadequate. Is that evidence of a scandal?

Absolutely not."
 
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