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Ahh I hadn't caught the reference! Good ol' technicalities—inclusion of Littles makes sense as a way for Amazons to pat themselves on the back, but I can't see any real value past that. Not only would most doctors not diagnose a Little with it, but what Little would risk being diagnosed? The subversive part of Greg's speech only worked because Lethetic's is similar enough to maturosis for it not to be noticed; any normal Amazon would diagnose maturosis in a heartbeat, which families of Littles with Lethetic's would know. It preempts even meeting the mythical Amazon doctor that would diagnose Lethetic's. I thought about rest homes run by or for Littles, but why would those exist? There'd be no demand: too few Littles make it to that stage of life without being adopted, and it seems unlikely there'd be enough Littles in the medical field to staff it. That leads to the question of home care, which similarly goes back to Littles in the medical field (for either care or diagnosis). I doubt Littles would/could even get medical credentials: they're physically incapable of taking care of Amazons. If that doesn't disqualify them, a significant part of a nursing/medical program would be dedicated to caring for adopted Littles since maturosis is one of the most commonly diagnosed "diseases." (In some versions of the DD—I think I got this from Personalias's—interaction with adopted Littles alone is considered a sign of maturosis because Amazons can construe it as interest/desire.) Merely being in the situation of caring for adopted Littles—if they can somehow stomach that—guarantees proximity to fevering Amazons. Most Amazons in their program won't have adopted yet... during a period where the Little in question is under the authority of a nest mother, whose entire purpose is to facilitate adoptions. God forbid the Little show any signs of stress—the medical fields are easy, right? (The "doctors wouldn't diagnose a Little" idea maaaybe led me down a rabbit hole, if you can't tell.)

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