Hi, Wittesea.

I want to see it as its own forum, not a sub-forum.

This is mainly because it was never seen, at the old place, from the topic list pages. It was hidden. It could only be found if someone already knew or suspected their child as bipolar.

I see it as being sensible to have sub-forums under Diabetes, for instance, if that particular forum desires it...

But with "Bipolar Children" or "Bipolar Disorder in Children" being its own forum, it would stand out to parents here on a child's or family's behalf. Bipolar in children is not as easy to diagnose as many of the illnesses and disorders are. Since it is a chiefly behavior-distinguished disorder, a bipolar child is often seen as bad, oppositionally defiant, a behavioral problem, a bad child or, sometimes, as having a totally different psychiatric illness.

My point of view is that with a visible forum, Bipolar Disorder in children will become more widely recognized and understood. I know that many parents will drop in to see what bipolar in kids is all about.... and those parents may very well be the link, someday, that some other parent desperately needs.

Theresa