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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. Just to clear the air, [b]he has absolutely zero signs of autism or adhd.[/b] None as a baby, toddler, or now. I’m not saying he doesn’t need counseling or therapy…but I’ve been around children long enough to know that those two diagnosis aren’t the problem [/quote]

And that just goes to demonstrate that you know nothing about it, OP. I was the one who suggested autism. My adult son has autism. You'd never know it. My friend's daughter has autism - she can be very social and charming. She can also be absolutely horrid to her own family, very much in the same vein as your child, except she's now 18. I'm not saying your child definitely has that diagnosis! I'm just saying: NEVER assume. You are not the professional. A lot of mental health disorders don't present in certain people the way they're portrayed in the general media. Your child could also have something completely different.

This bears repeating... never make the mistake of thinking you know better than the psychologist. Too many parents have missed their chance at diagnosis that way.
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I’m not saying this is your case, but I think that there are too many people out there whose kids are capable of behaving perfectly well in public and are horrible at home and instead of thinking “are the parents doing something to allow this behavior” we are using terms like masking and assigning diagnoses to excuse their behavior. Almost everybody behaves differently at home/alone than out in school/work. It isn’t always “masking,” it’s understanding social norms. I feel like it’s dangerous to tell everyone whose kid is acting out that it must be attributed to some neurodivergence. We have significant numbers of students who are poorly behaved at school, and they aren’t all on the spectrum. [/quote]

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