Not the parent, and I don't know about therapists, but criticism of the "mental illness" model is pretty widespread. You'll come across those arguments if you r

Not the parent, and I don't know about therapists, but criticism of the "mental illness" model is pretty widespread. You'll come across those arguments if you review scholarly criticism of the DSM-5, for example the British Psychological Society: https://web.archive.org/web/20160417085743/http://apps.bps.org.uk/_publicationfiles/consultation-responses/DSM-5%202011%20-%20BPS%20response.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20160417085743/http://apps.bps.o... The two-continua model is somewhat distinct but related. It doesn't argue that the diagnosis categories are flawed, but that they miss a large part of the picture. See: https://search.informit.org/doi/pdf/10.3316/informit.261420605378998 https://search.informit.org/doi/pdf/10.3316/informit.2614206... https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10804-009-9082-y https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10804-009-9082-y https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2F0022-006X.73.3.539 https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2F0022-006X.7...