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All children have empathy problems. It's a capacity you develop as you get older (some kids develop it faster or slower). If you diagnose your child with that k
by mjfl 9y ago
All children have empathy problems. It's a capacity you develop as you get older (some kids develop it faster or slower). If you diagnose your child with that kind of mental illness in the early stages of development you are completely insane and probably need to have your custody taken away.
- dkarl 9y agoIt definitely can't be left to the parents, but of course a determined parent is going to shop around for a diagnosis, and of course some people are really hungry for a diagnosis. On the other hand it can be tragic when parents deny a problem and prevent their kid from getting treatment. It sucks that so many parents let their own wishes interfere with their kids' medical needs, from inventing food allergies to denying mental illness. Some people just looooove a diagnosis (for themselves or their kid) because they love using it to give a certain context to their lives, and some people will live in denial for years because they don't trust doctors or fear stigma.