Parents accused of inventing children's illnesses

The mums and dads threatened with having their disabled sons and daughters taken into care – accused of inventing or exaggerating their child’s illness. These are parents of children with conditions which are sometimes difficult to diagnose - such as autism spectrum disorder or rare inherited conditions. Some parents claim their council has used child protection concerns to delay paying for expensive care. They’ve been accused of a rare form of child abuse known as Fabricating or Induced Illness (FII) also known as Munchausen’s Syndrome by proxy where a parent or carer exaggerates or deliberately causes symptoms of illness in the child. Photo credit: Deborah Faulkner

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Parents accused of inventing children's illnesses is an episode from 5 live Investigates by BBC.

This episode is 49:36 long.

This episode was published on Mar 10, 2019.

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