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My difficult child's appointment with pediatrician. Psychologist
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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 23673" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>Autistic kids also desperately ant to control their environment, which is also overstimulating them. it is often that over-the-top sensory overload that has them developing apparent shutdown as a coping mechanism. difficult child 1 especially used to do this - he told me once after a session of deep studying that when he was concentrating hard he shut out all other input and that the silence in his head was so loud it became distracting.</p><p></p><p>Did you ask this person's qualifications? Being someone's assistant doesn't mean she isn't a qualified psychologist. However, I agree, it does sound like some sort of psychological paramedical position. Which means - she shouldn't be diagnosing. Surely making a diagnosis is the prerogative of the high-powered professional you're paying to see your child?</p><p></p><p>I'm curious - was this a private practice, or a hospital clinic? If the latter, they often cut corners and also train more people by employing less experienced people to sift through the heavy caseload. It gives them a faster processing time and boosts practice numbers.</p><p></p><p>You wrote to us - have you also kept your own copy of what you wrote on your computer, in your diary of your son? I strongly recommend you do so. You included a lot of useful detail which I know you will forget eventually. Being able to read through this stuff can be very useful and can help shortcut later issues with docs as well.</p><p></p><p>"Groovy."</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 23673, member: 1991"] Autistic kids also desperately ant to control their environment, which is also overstimulating them. it is often that over-the-top sensory overload that has them developing apparent shutdown as a coping mechanism. difficult child 1 especially used to do this - he told me once after a session of deep studying that when he was concentrating hard he shut out all other input and that the silence in his head was so loud it became distracting. Did you ask this person's qualifications? Being someone's assistant doesn't mean she isn't a qualified psychologist. However, I agree, it does sound like some sort of psychological paramedical position. Which means - she shouldn't be diagnosing. Surely making a diagnosis is the prerogative of the high-powered professional you're paying to see your child? I'm curious - was this a private practice, or a hospital clinic? If the latter, they often cut corners and also train more people by employing less experienced people to sift through the heavy caseload. It gives them a faster processing time and boosts practice numbers. You wrote to us - have you also kept your own copy of what you wrote on your computer, in your diary of your son? I strongly recommend you do so. You included a lot of useful detail which I know you will forget eventually. Being able to read through this stuff can be very useful and can help shortcut later issues with docs as well. "Groovy." Marg [/QUOTE]
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