Re: Please Help! I'm new...

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This has been my experience, and I've been through three developmental

ped's. Be sure to get on the waiting list for cancellations. They

happen all the time. These will not provide primary care. They will

do an evaluation (not an official psychological eval.) and offer

suggestions for treatment strategies which may include medications,

therapies, dietary restrictions and supplements. Most will not be

enthusiastic about the dietary options. Some will support you in your

effort with the dietary even if they cannot provide recommendations

(they don't know enough, but they're willing to allow you to see if it

helps). Most will provide prescriptions, where necessary, for things

like hippotherapy, aquatherapy, OT, speech, etc.

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> Hi there, I'm new to this group, we live in s County. My son

> Liam, is almost 2 and has " significant developmental delays "

(according

> to Early Interv.) and has many symptoms from the Autism Spec. I need

to

> know where to start. I think I need to take him to a developmental

> pediatrician for an eval/diagnosis. Is this right? How long should I

> expect to wait for an appointment. I called the one recommended by

my

> pediatrician, and they told me we have to wait at least 5 months for

an

> appt. Is this a common waiting time? Wow, I sure hope not, we need

some

> answers yesterday! Thanks everyone.

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