A child (brat?) has just been diagnosed as having 'conduct disorder' by
child psychs referred by the families SW (hopelssly chaotic single-parent
household with mum from birth quite unable to or willing to exert any
disciplin on any thing). Specific psych problems ruled out eg ADHD, autism
etc. Mum delighted at this 'medical' diagnosis as it now means inn her mind
when talking to her, that she has no place in the causation or 'treatment'
of what she beleives to be a health problem. To their credit the child
psychs have tried to start a program of home disciplin etc, but as mum
thinks she and her child are now the victim of a health problem, she aint
doing so.
Are these pseudo-diagnoses not only wrong but are socially defined, but are
counterproductive? Is this child simply a brat as a result of social
inadequecy. I curse the SW!
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