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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A preschool teacher offers a diagnosis for a child?  A trip to the administrator's office -- immediately -- to report this nonsense. Because think of what she's saying and doing about the children who DO have a diagnosis.[/quote]

This.

To PPs who say the teacher was "just trying to help" may be correct, but there [i]most likely a procedure in place[/i] at any preschool to make suggestions about getting kids evaluated no matter what their issues.

It's unprofessional of the teacher and may be a pattern of behavior not just a simple case of poor choice of wording.[/quote]

Would you feel the same way about a preschool teacher telling a parent, "I think your child might have chicken pox.   See those bumps there?   They look like chicken pox to me.   My son had that and it looks exactly the same.   I think you should get her checked out."

It's not a diagnosis, just an alert to something that might be going on.[/quote]

It is actually not legal for teachers to make these types of diagnoses or suggestions.[/quote]

Plus, ODD[b] is[/b] a [b]diagnosis[/b]:  http://www.webmd.com/mental-health/oppositional-defiant-disorder

If a kid is diagnosed with a [b]communicable disease[/b] in a preschool, it is common sense (if not the law) to inform parents that there was a case of X and look for certain symptoms.

The teacher should be describing [b]behaviors[/b] that are concerning in the classroom and letting parents know what the next steps are.  Some places refer you to early intervention services other schools might contract with evaluators to come in and observe.

OP, please speak with the director regarding this teacher.  We were at a preschool where the teacher gave diagnoses to parents of at least 3 out of 8 students.  (None of them correct, BTW.)  And the director had no clue that the teacher was doing this.

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