I wonder how many of their parents are like me and turned into helicopter parents when they realized that most people really don't understand this disorder and tried to protect them from ignorant people who call them a wuss or lazy or weak.
Was that a rhetorical question?
If not, I suspect that it is quite common. Overprotection is like a lot of kinds of anxiety. The initial trigger may make perfect sense but then unchecked it takes on a life of its own and gets totally out of proportion to the actual threat. It is not uncommon for parents of special needs kids or kids who have struggled to get stuck in a pattern of excess worry and overprotection. But, that doesn't mean it is healthy or an inherent part of the experience that can't be changed.
