[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.

[OldFriend]

I know exactly what you mean. A good friend was threatened to have her child taken from the home if she didn't classify him as learning disabled.

The effort to 'classify' is driven by the fact that the child's academic scores are NOT counted when the school is evaluated for meeting the standards.