Originally Posted by Thriftylady:
To assume that parents and doctors are faking it is a lax attitude. The child you assume doesn't have it when they do is a big deal.
I assume you are referring to my post. As I said in a later post, I do not mean ALL cases are diagnosed as such, and some are truly induced by colds/allergies. I was stating from MY experience, in which it has happened. It actually became pretty common in my area for some time and it was coming from the same group of doctors.
If a child were to have "colds" for months on end, they wouldn't be in my care for months on end without having been referred to, evaluated by and given a professional diagnosis.