The parents are obviously and appropriately advocates for neurodivergence. But honestly, to your point, this is more an example of shitty medicine, especially

The parents are obviously and appropriately advocates for neurodivergence. But honestly, to your point, this is more an example of shitty medicine, especially in the ED. My family had similar arguments when hospitalists refused to give me pain medication 3 hours out of a spinal fusion. Or when my wife was bleeding out from a ruptured ectopic pregnancy and the ER guy kept telling her she had food poisoning. One of the problems is that front line medicine, especially in the US spends alot of time dealing with the poorest, sickest, and dumbest among us.