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<blockquote data-quote="SRL" data-source="post: 84254" data-attributes="member: 701"><p>I would say this is definitely beyond a stage and you are right to be looking for answers.</p><p></p><p>in my opinion, there are two main aspects of getting a specialist to take you seriously. The first is to get doctors and specialists on your team who will listen. The day my pediatrician wouldn't take concerns about my child being violent would be the day that he would become my former pediatrician. </p><p></p><p>The second is to be thoroughly prepared for the first appointment. We suggest that parents take time to do a parent report (see link below) and bring it along but that may be unreasonable at this late hour for you. </p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.conductdisorders.com/community/threads/parent-input-multi-disciplinary-evaluation.10/" target="_blank">http://www.conductdisorders.com/community/threads/parent-input-multi-disciplinary-evaluation.10/</a></p><p></p><p>When specialists won't take you seriously, we suggest videotaping a tantrum without the child being aware they're on camera. We've heard parents report back that their pediatricians were extremely apologetic after seeing it for themselves.</p><p></p><p>Just a note: for these little ones, we really recommend seeing either a pediatric neuropsychologist or a developmental pediatrician, depending on what's available in your area. They usually do a far more thorough assessment than the general psychologists who often focus on behavioral interventions and psychiatrist who tend to jump to medications fairly quickly.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRL, post: 84254, member: 701"] I would say this is definitely beyond a stage and you are right to be looking for answers. in my opinion, there are two main aspects of getting a specialist to take you seriously. The first is to get doctors and specialists on your team who will listen. The day my pediatrician wouldn't take concerns about my child being violent would be the day that he would become my former pediatrician. The second is to be thoroughly prepared for the first appointment. We suggest that parents take time to do a parent report (see link below) and bring it along but that may be unreasonable at this late hour for you. [url]http://www.conductdisorders.com/community/threads/parent-input-multi-disciplinary-evaluation.10/[/url] When specialists won't take you seriously, we suggest videotaping a tantrum without the child being aware they're on camera. We've heard parents report back that their pediatricians were extremely apologetic after seeing it for themselves. Just a note: for these little ones, we really recommend seeing either a pediatric neuropsychologist or a developmental pediatrician, depending on what's available in your area. They usually do a far more thorough assessment than the general psychologists who often focus on behavioral interventions and psychiatrist who tend to jump to medications fairly quickly. [/QUOTE]
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