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<blockquote data-quote="barbie" data-source="post: 172337" data-attributes="member: 4842"><p>Let me just say, I'm in Orlando, so Im fairly close, there are very few developmental pediatricians that take insurance between Tampa and Orlando. Even fewer that can get you in any sooner than three months. Try the Early Intervention Program in your county. They do an initial assessment and if your child merits further screening they'll schedule it and it doesnt cost you anything. </p><p></p><p>With that being said, atleast it sounds as if your pediatrician is "listening". When I moved here from Miami, my son was one month before his third birthday and still wasnt speaking more than two words, he was preemie, and had been evaluated at 15 months and all they could say was he had a 23% adaptive delay, to qualify for services you needed a 30% delay. At his two year well child visit, the pediatrician said he had a speech delay, at his third pediatrician he noticed Eric was "very happy" but also "hyper" hyper circled twice. The pediatrician when we moved here, didnt act as if she was listening or even wanted to help. I broke down in tears in her office and she still would say tell me what she thought was wrong. Looking at her notes she suspected, Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) vs ADHD or both. Onto daycare #5 and Pediatrician #5, After going for my daughters Adderall refill she notices Erics behavior and she sent us to a psychiatrist, at our first visit he looks at me very plainly and says mommy I am 100% sure he has ADHD I am also 80% sure he has something on the spectrum. WHAT? Yes and he is too young to be put on any medications, except clonodine to help him sleep some. </p><p></p><p>It took me over one and a half years to get that diagnosis, our latest social worker, who came for additional behavior therapy services after her evaluation says he scored off the charts for ADHD, Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified and ODD. </p><p></p><p>If you cant get to a doctor immediately, call a behavior therapy service they have social workers and diagnosticians who can help with diagnosis you can work from. Most insurance does cover it and they can come to your home. Its a shortcut to a roundabout diagnosis and the beginning of therapy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="barbie, post: 172337, member: 4842"] Let me just say, I'm in Orlando, so Im fairly close, there are very few developmental pediatricians that take insurance between Tampa and Orlando. Even fewer that can get you in any sooner than three months. Try the Early Intervention Program in your county. They do an initial assessment and if your child merits further screening they'll schedule it and it doesnt cost you anything. With that being said, atleast it sounds as if your pediatrician is "listening". When I moved here from Miami, my son was one month before his third birthday and still wasnt speaking more than two words, he was preemie, and had been evaluated at 15 months and all they could say was he had a 23% adaptive delay, to qualify for services you needed a 30% delay. At his two year well child visit, the pediatrician said he had a speech delay, at his third pediatrician he noticed Eric was "very happy" but also "hyper" hyper circled twice. The pediatrician when we moved here, didnt act as if she was listening or even wanted to help. I broke down in tears in her office and she still would say tell me what she thought was wrong. Looking at her notes she suspected, Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) vs ADHD or both. Onto daycare #5 and Pediatrician #5, After going for my daughters Adderall refill she notices Erics behavior and she sent us to a psychiatrist, at our first visit he looks at me very plainly and says mommy I am 100% sure he has ADHD I am also 80% sure he has something on the spectrum. WHAT? Yes and he is too young to be put on any medications, except clonodine to help him sleep some. It took me over one and a half years to get that diagnosis, our latest social worker, who came for additional behavior therapy services after her evaluation says he scored off the charts for ADHD, Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified and ODD. If you cant get to a doctor immediately, call a behavior therapy service they have social workers and diagnosticians who can help with diagnosis you can work from. Most insurance does cover it and they can come to your home. Its a shortcut to a roundabout diagnosis and the beginning of therapy. [/QUOTE]
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