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Do you like the concept of being diagnosed with a "mental illness" by doctors who dont know a damn thing about you?

Idk, in school i was one of those kids who was in Special education. The school thought that there was something wrong with me mentally. I mean, i appreciate them taking the time to recognize that i have something wrong with me 馃檮 But did they seriously had to call in a specialist to try to tell me I have a "mental illness" because of the way i acted? I was child!!! All children are weird!! How you gonna sit down with me and observe me for ONE DAY and tell me who i am? I just hated that. Maybe im overreacting but, what was the point in that? But now the same thing is happing to my sister who is 8!!! PEOPLE, LET ME CLEAR THIS OUT FOR YOU, YOU CAN NOT DIAGNOSE A CHILD!!! SO STOP TRYING!!! Stop trying to prove that you know shit cuz you got your phd or whatever degree you got. I mean, you can give a piece of paper to anybody and call them a specialist! Good God. Sorry for the long rant but im just done. Im pretty sure I dont have Asperger馃檮馃檮馃檮 Im pretty sure i have ADHD of some sort but nobody wants to diagnose me with that. I think im aware of who i am.
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JaggedLittlePill46-50, F
Aspergers is similar to adhd also and does not make you "crazy" but hey. Since you womt listn to people who are educated in their field then you surely are not going to listen to anyone.
ChipmunkErnie70-79, M
I assume your "field" doesn't include the English language? But, anyway, cut the kid some slack. She's venting, she's seeking, she needs support and help towards answers, not being yelled at.
NoSugarCoating26-30, F
Look at Obama, he was educated in his field but he made mistakes. All im saying is, if they have to go off of some goofy made-up checklist, and have not gotten the time to get to know me, dont diagnose me with sometining im clearly not. Can i seriously not disagree with somebody who is trying to tell me who i am? Im not gonna let somebody label me. Yeah, i might only have a high school education but who do you think knows me best?.......MY MOTHER!!! And she disagrees with them