The 'over diagnosed' debate

Conversations about modern-day parenting are fraught with danger. It seems everyone has an opinion – regardless of whether they’re a parent. And when the talk turns to children’s behaviour and paediatric mental health the conversation often explodes into a full-blown war of words.

Lately, we read a lot about the so-called ‘over diagnoses’ of our children. An increasingly popular view suggests we are medicalising completely ‘normal’ aspects of childhood. Autism, Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder, Asperger’s Syndrome and Oppositional Defiance Disorder are just some of the conditions we hear about more often these days – and that attract considerable scepticism in some circles.

http://www.essentialkids.com.au/health/autism/the-over-diagnosed-debate-20130613-2o5mb.html#utm_source=FD&utm_medium=lifeandstylepuff&utm_campaign=overdiagnosis

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