[PEN-L:31562] Re: Autism on the rise

[Charles Jannuzi <b_rieux@xxxxxxxxx>]

--- "Devine, James" <jdevine@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> One thing to note is that, in my experience,
> most parents (and many older
> patients) resist over-medication, partly due to
> the cost and partly due to a
> reasonable squeamishness about drugs. This
> counteracts the bureaucratic
> tendency toward over-drugging.
>
> Jim
>

What if it came down to misdiagnosis and forced
drugging, with the alternative being expulsion
from school or even law enforcement being called
in (as in, for example, the next time your son
does this or that, we will call the police)?
Social welfare case workers have to deal with
this reality.

C. Jannuzi


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