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<blockquote data-quote="SRL" data-source="post: 293072" data-attributes="member: 701"><p>A developmental pediatrician (actually the specialty area is called Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics) has extra training and clinical experience in diagnosing and treating various developmental issues. Typically what would happen is that you would see your own pediatrician who would refer you to a developmental pediatrician and then the develpmental pediatrician would refer out to Occupational Therapist (OT), PT, speech, etc. unless any of those have already been done prior to the appointment.</p><p></p><p>Here's a link about getting a referral. If your pediatrician isn't convinced you will need to push the issue. (My doctor listened to my concerns the first time and if he hadn't, he would have become our former doctor.)</p><p><a href="http://www.oreilly.com/medical/autism/news/getting_diag.html" target="_blank">http://www.oreilly.com/medical/autism/news/getting_diag.html</a></p><p></p><p>You may want to check in with the nearest Autism Society of America chapter. Parents there can tell you who in the area is best at diagnosing or ruling out Autistic Spectrum Disorders. Sometimes that is a developmental pediatrician but there may be other options in your region such as an Autism Clinic. Here's a link:</p><p><a href="http://www.autism-society.org/" target="_blank">http://www.autism-society.org/</a></p><p></p><p>A physical therapist would probably be the specialty area to deal with any gait issues. Speech/language pathologists deal with all aspects of language, including appropriate social speech.</p><p></p><p>About the husband...sigh...most of us could write a book on this. Men and grandparents often are really reluctant to even entertain the thought that there might be something amiss with their progeny (I call it Gene Pool Pride ;-)). Of course it's hard on us moms too but we often get over the hurdles faster and recognize the fact that the earlier we face up to the possibility, the faster we can get the child help if help is needed. Our rule of thumb around here is that if mom suspects there is a problem, trust your gut and get it checked out by a reputable professional.</p><p></p><p>Sometimes there are definitive ways to diagnose, such as with genetic testing for issues like Fragile X. More often with issues like Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)'s diagnosis is made based on a combination of parent interview, developmental history, observation and checklist.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRL, post: 293072, member: 701"] A developmental pediatrician (actually the specialty area is called Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics) has extra training and clinical experience in diagnosing and treating various developmental issues. Typically what would happen is that you would see your own pediatrician who would refer you to a developmental pediatrician and then the develpmental pediatrician would refer out to Occupational Therapist (OT), PT, speech, etc. unless any of those have already been done prior to the appointment. Here's a link about getting a referral. If your pediatrician isn't convinced you will need to push the issue. (My doctor listened to my concerns the first time and if he hadn't, he would have become our former doctor.) [URL]http://www.oreilly.com/medical/autism/news/getting_diag.html[/URL] You may want to check in with the nearest Autism Society of America chapter. Parents there can tell you who in the area is best at diagnosing or ruling out Autistic Spectrum Disorders. Sometimes that is a developmental pediatrician but there may be other options in your region such as an Autism Clinic. Here's a link: [URL]http://www.autism-society.org/[/URL] A physical therapist would probably be the specialty area to deal with any gait issues. Speech/language pathologists deal with all aspects of language, including appropriate social speech. About the husband...sigh...most of us could write a book on this. Men and grandparents often are really reluctant to even entertain the thought that there might be something amiss with their progeny (I call it Gene Pool Pride ;-)). Of course it's hard on us moms too but we often get over the hurdles faster and recognize the fact that the earlier we face up to the possibility, the faster we can get the child help if help is needed. Our rule of thumb around here is that if mom suspects there is a problem, trust your gut and get it checked out by a reputable professional. Sometimes there are definitive ways to diagnose, such as with genetic testing for issues like Fragile X. More often with issues like Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)'s diagnosis is made based on a combination of parent interview, developmental history, observation and checklist. [/QUOTE]
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