I don&#x27;t have a problem with occupational therapists. Indeed, I went for occupational therapy myself, in the 1980&#x27;s when it was far less common. I had genuine problems that needed addressing (when I was 5 I couldn&#x27;t do buttons or zips and I couldn&#x27;t use my hands to save myself when I fell down). This <i>was</i> about 30 years ago, and I was helped, and definitely not left to waste away in a corner.<p>South African occupational therapists are certainly skilled and qualified by world standards.<p>The problem arises when &quot;no child left behind&quot; becomes &quot;every child has a problem&quot;, especially when there is a clear financial motive for overdiagnosis.<p>And, in my opinion, the idea that parents need &quot;training to be better in their roles&quot; from &quot;professionally trained parents&quot; is another step towards breeding neuroticism in parents.