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Finally got a psychiatric appointment for difficult child (and an update)
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<blockquote data-quote="welcometowitsend" data-source="post: 541236" data-attributes="member: 14356"><p>Insane - You have a very valid point there. I've put a call into the psychiatrist to see exactly what the initial (3 hour) appointment will entail and if it would be beneficial to have him tested prior to the appointment. The secretary was kind of ambiguous. The initial consultation involves a family consultation, then 45 minutes alone with difficult child and then we go back into the office for her recap and recommendations. </p><p></p><p>She said she would check with the psychiatrist to see if she wanted us to get assessments done prior to coming in and seeing her. If I don't hear anything back then the answer is no - but maybe I should go ahead and do it anyway to speed things along and get the ball rolling. If she only sees him once weekly after the initial consult then we'll likely barely have a full assessment by the time he goes back to school and I don't want him heading back down that awful spiral again like he did this past school year. I'd like to have some things in place for him before then - IEP maybe, therapy, medications if necessary. medications scare me because of all the potential side effects and the potential of getting the wrong medications or wrong mix of medications. </p><p></p><p>Calling therapist again now to see if the full assessment can be finished by Aug 13. I know with easy child it took 3 appointments to do the full assessment and then another few weeks to get the report back. </p><p></p><p>I am not a patient person. When I see a problem I like to deal with it and move forward - this is a tough thing to be patient about.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="welcometowitsend, post: 541236, member: 14356"] Insane - You have a very valid point there. I've put a call into the psychiatrist to see exactly what the initial (3 hour) appointment will entail and if it would be beneficial to have him tested prior to the appointment. The secretary was kind of ambiguous. The initial consultation involves a family consultation, then 45 minutes alone with difficult child and then we go back into the office for her recap and recommendations. She said she would check with the psychiatrist to see if she wanted us to get assessments done prior to coming in and seeing her. If I don't hear anything back then the answer is no - but maybe I should go ahead and do it anyway to speed things along and get the ball rolling. If she only sees him once weekly after the initial consult then we'll likely barely have a full assessment by the time he goes back to school and I don't want him heading back down that awful spiral again like he did this past school year. I'd like to have some things in place for him before then - IEP maybe, therapy, medications if necessary. medications scare me because of all the potential side effects and the potential of getting the wrong medications or wrong mix of medications. Calling therapist again now to see if the full assessment can be finished by Aug 13. I know with easy child it took 3 appointments to do the full assessment and then another few weeks to get the report back. I am not a patient person. When I see a problem I like to deal with it and move forward - this is a tough thing to be patient about. [/QUOTE]
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