[Behavior disorders and epidemiological, classificatory and terminological aspects from the psychological viewpoint]

Natural language describing children with unusual forms of behavior may have different meanings, depending on context and situation. Labelling does not do justice to these subleties, and it tends to harm the child, as in the undertone of presently used terms, there tends to be an element of moral condemnation, predisposing for its part to poor prognosis. A necessary means of prevention would be by protecting our children from professional language, as it blocks the avenue to the art of a socially integrated, "good" life.