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Originally Posted by Drolefille
Ugh, teachers need to not diagnose. Making referrals, expressing concerns, reporting behavior/capabilities/etc are all fine, but diagnostic professionals need to diagnose. (Parents should do the same, notice behaviors, express concerns, even do research but not diagnose. And of course seek a second opinion if red flags are raised. It's just worse when the teacher as authority figure does it.)
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I don't think he was comparing the teacher to a doctor in that sense...more that he was saying most people don't assume that drs or lawyers are going to be wrong (or they wouldn't be paying them). That a teacher is also a professional who knows their job and many people don't treat them as such.