When I first read your post I thought to myself this is exactly what Ive been dealing with most recently. I know bipolar doesnt come in this neat little package and not all people with bp look the same. At my sons school recently I was told "We have lots of other bipolar kids here at this school, we know just how to handle them" Hmmmmm. At first I thought great all will be good at this school. Not so. After having several meetings with the teachers that teach there and hearing how the other kids act in class from my son, I came to the conclusion these teachers have not really seen bipolar and these kids cant be all bipolar. But to have so many diagnosed with bp. It made me just think of how these diagnosis were just being put on these kids and have the parents not been educated on what is really the problem.

I know some people are lucky in that they learn earlier than others whats going on with them and are able to start working on treatment options. But I also think more recently the diagnosis of bipolar is being just giving too quickly to those who might actually have other issues.