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<blockquote data-quote="SRL" data-source="post: 284437" data-attributes="member: 701"><p>Hi Sarah, Welcome to our forum.</p><p></p><p>Developmental pediatricians and neuropsychologists and in some cases psychiatrists can be involved in Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) diagnoses. Our suggestion is usually to stay away from the psychiatrists with the little ones as an initial assessment as their focus usually is on doing a fairly quick diagnosis and then treating symptoms through medications. Developmental pediatricians are physicians who specialize in childhood developmental issues, including Autism. Neuropyschologists are psychologists with extra training in diagnosing neurological issues and will do more extensive testing. Other specialists such as neurologists or psychologists staffing an Autism clinic may be involved.</p><p></p><p>Parents here generally have opinions on what specialty type is best based on what specialist worked well for them, but in my opinion the best specialist to go to is the one that parents have found best in your area for diagnosing or ruling out Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)'s. Your child's doctor is a good source but I'd also suggest contacting the nearest Autism Society of America chapter. It's a network of parents providing support and they will be able to tell you who is best at diagnosing/ruling out Autistic Spectrum Disorders in your region. That may wind up being a neuropsychologist, an Autism Clinic at a university or hospital, developmental pediatrician, etc.</p><p></p><p>Here are some other links that might be helpful to you:</p><p></p><p>Starting with a pediatrician</p><p><a href="http://oreilly.com/medical/autism/news/getting_diag.html" target="_blank">http://oreilly.com/medical/autism/news/getting_diag.html</a></p><p></p><p>Oasis-AS</p><p><a href="http://www.aspergersyndrome.org/" target="_blank">http://www.aspergersyndrome.org/</a></p><p></p><p>Sensory Integration Dysfunction</p><p><a href="http://www.tsbvi.edu/seehear/fall97/sensory.htm" target="_blank">http://www.tsbvi.edu/seehear/fall97/sensory.htm</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRL, post: 284437, member: 701"] Hi Sarah, Welcome to our forum. Developmental pediatricians and neuropsychologists and in some cases psychiatrists can be involved in Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) diagnoses. Our suggestion is usually to stay away from the psychiatrists with the little ones as an initial assessment as their focus usually is on doing a fairly quick diagnosis and then treating symptoms through medications. Developmental pediatricians are physicians who specialize in childhood developmental issues, including Autism. Neuropyschologists are psychologists with extra training in diagnosing neurological issues and will do more extensive testing. Other specialists such as neurologists or psychologists staffing an Autism clinic may be involved. Parents here generally have opinions on what specialty type is best based on what specialist worked well for them, but in my opinion the best specialist to go to is the one that parents have found best in your area for diagnosing or ruling out Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)'s. Your child's doctor is a good source but I'd also suggest contacting the nearest Autism Society of America chapter. It's a network of parents providing support and they will be able to tell you who is best at diagnosing/ruling out Autistic Spectrum Disorders in your region. That may wind up being a neuropsychologist, an Autism Clinic at a university or hospital, developmental pediatrician, etc. Here are some other links that might be helpful to you: Starting with a pediatrician [url]http://oreilly.com/medical/autism/news/getting_diag.html[/url] Oasis-AS [url]http://www.aspergersyndrome.org/[/url] Sensory Integration Dysfunction [url]http://www.tsbvi.edu/seehear/fall97/sensory.htm[/url] [/QUOTE]
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