What to take to the doctor??

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Okay, now that I know we need to pursue a diagnosis for our daughter....do

you all have any pointers on what I can do to prepare for the appointment?

I am nervous about it, because my younger daughter who has obvious Autism

was a nightmare to get diagnosed because of the whole affectionate

thing...it was like pulling teeth to get the doctor to finally diagnose

her...as he put it, she has it, but you don't want to give her that label

because it is like a life sentence, etc, etc. Needless to say, we will not

go back to that doctor LOL! Anyway, now that we suspect our older daughter

has it and is more subtle in her symptoms....I worry that we are going to

start the whole process over again...ugh. I was pretty well armed when we

took our younger daughter in and I even took photos of her doing certain

things, lists, and everything I could think of.....but I would love any tips

to help the process go more smoothly. I apologize for asking so many

questions on here....you guys are just a wealth of knowledge!!! Gwen