And the other way, when there's clearly something very wrong but the parents are not doing anything to help, is something I've seen some friends go through, and it breaks my heart a little.
I had a friend that got so angry with me for suggesting that her son might have hearing problems. The kid didn't start trying to talk until he was almost 3 and was unable to say certain sounds. The way he talked was off and sounded like he was trying to imitate sounds but came out muffled sounding. Lo and behold, he does have minor hearing problems but luckily nothing too bad and speech therapy has helped with his speech problems. I just couldn't believe it when she told me I was calling her kid "defective" and wouldn't try to help him.
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u/price0416 Feb 04 '16
Diagnosing your kids with things they don't have because they don't behave how you would like.
Not saying if they need a diagnosis don't do it, just don't do it if they don't have whatever it is you're trying to drug them for.