A Transparency in Mental Health
A Transparency in Mental Health Parents openly share things about their children. “My daughter made the honor roll again!” “My son’s baseball team won!” “My boy is enlisting in the NAVY!” “Sarah got her driver’s license!” We even hear some of the negative things that occur. “I just feel so bad for Dillon. He’s being bullied at school.” “Cara broke her arm swinging from a tree today.” “Thank God he’s going to be okay, but Tyson wrecked his car today.” And although it pains us to hear it, we offer sympathy after parents share medical issues that their children are facing. “John tested positive for Influenza.” “My daughter has Leukemia.” “Donny has been referred to a pediatric cardiologist.” But what we don’t hear is, “My child has Schizophrenia.” With the growing prevalence of children being placed on the Autism spectrum, more parents are becoming open about freely discussing their experiences with Autism. The same goes for ADD and ADHD. Yet why don’t we hear more about d...