Welcome to Really… I Can't Make This Ish Up. I'm your host, D.J.

What happens when a teacher, a counselor, or someone in authority sits you down and says your child is behind? They need medication. They're not ready. They need to be evaluated. What happens when a traditional system starts labeling your child before they've even had a chance to grow?

This week, D.J. unpacks the reality behind school-based labels and diagnoses — what's reactionary, what's legitimate, and how to tell the difference. From ADHD diagnoses rising from 6.1% to over 10% in children over the past two decades, to Black students being 40% more likely to be placed in special education than their peers, to the fact that white students are more than twice as likely as Black or Hispanic students to receive 504 plan accommodations — the system isn't treating every chi ...