Just because you can do anything doesn't mean to say you should. That's what common sense is for. Therefore just because you could have used violence to solve the issue doesn't mean to say you should do. There is also a difference between saying the OP should have checked the records and believing that it's the OP's fault. I believe the OP should have checked the records before hand because that way she would have known the kid was misbehaving and therefore could have dealt with it properly rather than assuming that the kid couldn't control his own actions. It would also mean that if the mother pulled the 'he's just special and misunderstood' line then the OP could tell her she was wrong. (Also, I've never screwed a kid up and still think that way.)

I showed this post to my dad's girlfriend, who works in the medical field. She said that the doctors don't give the shots, nurses do, the shot has to be approved by a doctor, and the nurse doesn't see the medical records at all.

Fair enough. I just thought that they'd at least mention important things to them. Like behaviour disorders.

One would think. That comment wasn't directed at you, either, Cinn. It just happened to be under your comment. There are quite a few people who seem to think the Op simply needed to look at the medical records. I agree that the doctor should have mentioned it, but as IrishJane said, sometimes medical records are incomplete, and RedPill pointed out that the child may have gone to a clinic, where they likely don't have the child's records. Our health department, where quite a few people go for shots doesn't even bother asking things like that in the forms you have to fill out.

Fair enough, Kawaii, but I did suggest the OP look at the records too. :)

That's true. My brain has not been working correctly the past couple days. I guess my comment was directed at you, but not only at you.

Wow, seriously, what do YOU deserve for not understanding the difference between English and American spellings of certain words?

Knowledge is your friend, bren_DUH, as is reading. It's already been explained why paediatrics is an acceptable spelling. Not that it'd be difficult to find out anyway, the internet is full of useful information like that.

The OP did not spell paediatrics wrong, FMLs have a character limit (I think 300) so the OP probably used the term "special" as it was shorter and due to anonymity it doesn't matter too greatly how professional that is, and it's already been stated above somewhere about why the OP might not have all the kids background info (though I do agree the OP should've checked), so learn your facts before calling others stupid.

Paediatrics is the correct English spelling; There is more than one country in this world.