[Sacajaweau]

A whole bunch of kids got named as ADHD. Now, the quiet ones....the ones that don't look you in the eye...the ones that want you to stop annoying them are autistic.

I'm watching a friend go through this crap...The kids 4. The therapy??? Just another type of headstart program with higher paid pros. What a scam !!

[Shadow44]

Unfortunately there’s a lot of over-diagnosing of ADHD, but that has a lot more to do with the public school systems than psychiatry in general.

My sister originally wanted to be a guidance counselor, but she gave up the idea when she realized that essentially the School District could interfere with things, like forcing rambunctious children to be medicated.

She went to a private practice, and works according to her ethics and never regretted it.