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<blockquote data-quote="SRL" data-source="post: 253487" data-attributes="member: 701"><p>Welcome to the Early Childhood Board, Dr. Riley. Thanks for taking the time to stop in. We've had a number of new parents come through the board these past few weeks and I know they'll appreciate this opportunity.</p><p> </p><p>I had a chance to look through your book this weekend and appreciate the emphasis on identifying causes of challenging behaviors. In my own experience so many of the behaviors that initially I chalked up to as being defiant had a perfectly logical reason once I had a grasp on what was really going on with my little person. </p><p> </p><p>One question I do have for you, based on what parents who come through here are reporting: frequently it seems as if pediatricians tend to be more apt to refer children to therapists or psychiatrists for treatment, but far more reluctant to make referrals for more in-depth, multidisciplinary evaluations. Why the reluctance? I feel like I'm standing on a permanent soapbox here in encouraging parents to get thorough evaluations on their young ones. I don't mean in any way to dismiss the importance of therapists and/or psychiatrists as part of a treatment plan (if indicated), it's just that we find a lot of parents wishing in hindsight that they'd had the bigger picture early on.</p><p> </p><p>SRL</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRL, post: 253487, member: 701"] Welcome to the Early Childhood Board, Dr. Riley. Thanks for taking the time to stop in. We've had a number of new parents come through the board these past few weeks and I know they'll appreciate this opportunity. I had a chance to look through your book this weekend and appreciate the emphasis on identifying causes of challenging behaviors. In my own experience so many of the behaviors that initially I chalked up to as being defiant had a perfectly logical reason once I had a grasp on what was really going on with my little person. One question I do have for you, based on what parents who come through here are reporting: frequently it seems as if pediatricians tend to be more apt to refer children to therapists or psychiatrists for treatment, but far more reluctant to make referrals for more in-depth, multidisciplinary evaluations. Why the reluctance? I feel like I'm standing on a permanent soapbox here in encouraging parents to get thorough evaluations on their young ones. I don't mean in any way to dismiss the importance of therapists and/or psychiatrists as part of a treatment plan (if indicated), it's just that we find a lot of parents wishing in hindsight that they'd had the bigger picture early on. SRL [/QUOTE]
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