[OldFriend]

Not so much that parents are stupid, but that they usually have no idea what is going on in their schools and the school administration likes it like that.

[LarryLied]

Many are afraid of the system. Friend of mine has an autistic child. She is doing a wonderful job of caring for him. By watching his diet and environment, she is able to mitigate the symptoms very well. But the school is always trying to get him on drugs. They want her and her husband to come in for therapy too. The threat is always there that if parents don't go along, Child Protective Services will be called in.