Asking Eric: We don’t need anyone’s opinion about our medically complicated teenager

by R. Eric Thomas

Dear Eric: My 15-year-old daughter has a host of diagnoses that my husband and I are trying to navigate. We are receiving service and advice from a psychiatrist, a therapist, an occupational therapist and a speech therapist.

My problem is that I am constantly receiving rude comments and unwanted advice about my daughter. These fall into two main categories: questioning her medication and offering other comments on her behaviors.

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