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<blockquote data-quote="Andy" data-source="post: 148745" data-attributes="member: 5096"><p>Baffled, Keep looking. I can feel your frustration. When my easy child (probably was an undiagnosed difficult child) was about 10 yrs old, we saw a psychiatrist who pretty much told us that we should let her make any decision she wanted, let her set the family schedule, that he didn't work with kids, and after our "free" sessions with their facility if we needed further help, he would transfer us to another psychiatrist. Fortunately, my day care provider had a long experience with kids with a variety of behaviors and recommended leaving that facility to another one.</p><p> </p><p>Your son really needs to find someone he looks forward to visiting with. I am appalled that the psychiatrist gave away a secret. If difficult child wasn't ready to bring it to your attention, psychiatrist should have worked with him to someday talk to you about it but only when difficult child was ready. The psychiatrist is to be the patient's advocate to help advise. I don't blame your difficult child to not want to go back.</p><p> </p><p>If there are other psychiatrists in the facilities you have used, you can request a new one. Ask your insurance company for a list of covered psychiatrists. You definately are committed to this to be willing to travel so far and if you find the right psychiatrist, the travel will be worth it.</p><p> </p><p>I am proud of your son. It sounds like he handled the last visit well for his ability - no storming out, no meltdowns. I hope that your love for him will shine through to his heart leading him to keep trying with you. With each wrong psychiatrist, he will get more discouraged and stop trying.</p><p> </p><p>Let him know that there are good psychiatrists out there and for whatever reason the search is going to be longer than you thought. You also need to find the psychiatrist that respects you as a parent and accepts your insights and input. Even though psychiatrist's are "professionals", your heart knows the most about your difficult child.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andy, post: 148745, member: 5096"] Baffled, Keep looking. I can feel your frustration. When my easy child (probably was an undiagnosed difficult child) was about 10 yrs old, we saw a psychiatrist who pretty much told us that we should let her make any decision she wanted, let her set the family schedule, that he didn't work with kids, and after our "free" sessions with their facility if we needed further help, he would transfer us to another psychiatrist. Fortunately, my day care provider had a long experience with kids with a variety of behaviors and recommended leaving that facility to another one. Your son really needs to find someone he looks forward to visiting with. I am appalled that the psychiatrist gave away a secret. If difficult child wasn't ready to bring it to your attention, psychiatrist should have worked with him to someday talk to you about it but only when difficult child was ready. The psychiatrist is to be the patient's advocate to help advise. I don't blame your difficult child to not want to go back. If there are other psychiatrists in the facilities you have used, you can request a new one. Ask your insurance company for a list of covered psychiatrists. You definately are committed to this to be willing to travel so far and if you find the right psychiatrist, the travel will be worth it. I am proud of your son. It sounds like he handled the last visit well for his ability - no storming out, no meltdowns. I hope that your love for him will shine through to his heart leading him to keep trying with you. With each wrong psychiatrist, he will get more discouraged and stop trying. Let him know that there are good psychiatrists out there and for whatever reason the search is going to be longer than you thought. You also need to find the psychiatrist that respects you as a parent and accepts your insights and input. Even though psychiatrist's are "professionals", your heart knows the most about your difficult child. [/QUOTE]
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