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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 39127" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>I don't trust anyone with the county, state, or who works with a sliding scale, which is unfortunate because we're not rich. I ask around to see which professionals have helped kids and try to glom information about who the doctors bring their own kids to see for psychiatric/neuropsychologist issues. If you happen to know a doctor, or someone with a doctor in the family, this can really be useful. I am as careful about who I take my child to, for a diagnosis, as I am when I have surgery. Although not every neuropsychologist or Psychitrist is A-#1, they have the most education and, if they also have experience of years and a good rep with parents, I feel that this is the best I can do for my child. I was once in a psychiatric hospital for ten weeks, when insurance still covered it for that long. My favorite healthcare professional was a Social Worker. I sort of depended on her and loved her dearly. She even had a passing knowledge of bipolar. However, she didn't diagnose me, and I wouldn't have trusted her to do that. She was more of a support person. If you go for a diagnosis, in my humble opinion, go for the top notch professional and you give yourself better odds. I find psycologists my most disappointing professionals. In spite of PHD's, they seem to have more training in behavioral therapy and the ones I've seen (many) were not good diagnosticians, either for me or my son. I try to see the top, and, in general, have gotten much better results when I went that route. Just MHO</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 39127, member: 1550"] I don't trust anyone with the county, state, or who works with a sliding scale, which is unfortunate because we're not rich. I ask around to see which professionals have helped kids and try to glom information about who the doctors bring their own kids to see for psychiatric/neuropsychologist issues. If you happen to know a doctor, or someone with a doctor in the family, this can really be useful. I am as careful about who I take my child to, for a diagnosis, as I am when I have surgery. Although not every neuropsychologist or Psychitrist is A-#1, they have the most education and, if they also have experience of years and a good rep with parents, I feel that this is the best I can do for my child. I was once in a psychiatric hospital for ten weeks, when insurance still covered it for that long. My favorite healthcare professional was a Social Worker. I sort of depended on her and loved her dearly. She even had a passing knowledge of bipolar. However, she didn't diagnose me, and I wouldn't have trusted her to do that. She was more of a support person. If you go for a diagnosis, in my humble opinion, go for the top notch professional and you give yourself better odds. I find psycologists my most disappointing professionals. In spite of PHD's, they seem to have more training in behavioral therapy and the ones I've seen (many) were not good diagnosticians, either for me or my son. I try to see the top, and, in general, have gotten much better results when I went that route. Just MHO [/QUOTE]
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