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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"Betty, thank you so much for the recommendation. We're satisfied with the information our doctor gave us.  Can you please pass the beans. They're so delicious..."

"This isn't up for discussion. When we need your input, we will definitely let you know Now about those beans. What is in them..."

Again, this isn't up for discussion. It's time for us to go." [/quote]

This. We are actually in a similar situation with my mother-in-law. She's a mental health professional (addictions counselor and social worker) but has zero training or experience in evaluating or diagnosing children, though apparently she has read a lot on the internet (!!). Anyway, she is absolutely, positively, totally convinced that our child has a diagnosis that, according developmental pediatricians at KK and Children's, and a host of psychologists, teachers, and therapists, he simply does not have (she only sees the kids once or twice a year for a few days at a time, so she really doesn't get an accurate sense of who they are in real/non-travel life). As a result, she's decided that we are in denial and has started telling other members of the extended family (many of whom have never met our child) that we have this serious problem and can't deal. (FTR, we're not in denial! We're just choosing to give our son the school services and therapy that support his needs! Crazy!) She sends us books and she's told so many people that relatives that I've never met routinely forward us internet articles about the diagnosis that she thinks he should have.

We took the topic off the table and shut down any discussion. In our case, it didn't help and she could not let it go, so we have cut off contact with her for a while. I hope this doesn't happen to you, but you gotta do what's best for you and your child. Good luck![/quote]

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