Can you see?

If your eyes are not letting you see the world clearly, what would you do? Go see the eye doctor maybe? See if you need glasses? Of course you would!

If you were having trouble hearing, perhaps you'd get tested and, if necessary, you'd get hearing aids (really, the rest of us would like you to not be so vain/stubborn/whatever and just do it). I know a couple of people whose world opened right back up for them when they could hear and actually say stuff that was relevant to the conversation!

I have friends that parts of their bodies just aren't wired right (be they kids with ADHD or adults with hormonal issues...and maybe adult ADHD) and they go to the doctor and get meds. Their world straightens out too.

So. If your child was doing things to himself that were harmful, wouldn't you get to the doctor immediately?

Can you see the analogy here? When something is wrong, very often there is a medical treatment that can help. Don't be ashamed because you asked for help. Be ashamed that you didn't and something VERY bad happens that could have been prevented.