Re: New Campaign to Educate Teachers About Importance of Ea...

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Hello Robin,

I'm talking about Doctors that dismiss parental concerns with " wait

and see " answers, something that happens every day. Way too often at

pre K visits as early as 12 or 18 months parents will voice concerns

about developmental delays only to be told " boys talk later "

or " children develop at different rates " and " we'll see at the next

visit. "

These parents know something is wrong and these Doctors are doing a

great disservice to our children. I was in a room full of parents of

DD children who were asked " how many of you had to drag your Dr

kicking and screaming " to address your concerns and virtually

everyone raised their hand.

Steve Moyer

> Agreed, but doctor's only spend a half hour with the child, maybe

an hour -

> once every 2-3 months? A pre-school/VPK teacher may see them 5

days a week

> for 5 or more hours a day.

>

> Robin

> ssmoyer@... writes:

>

> think this is great, but if an educator " catches' the symptoms

that

> means the medical community isn't doing their job.

>

> Take a look at this:

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> (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=653145514592166803)

>

> Wait and see, boys talk later, etc. What a disservice the medical

> community does for early intervention.

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[Guest guest]

I was not disputing the fact that doctors need to listen to the parents and not be so dismissive. I tell parents all the time that there is nothing like a mother's instinct and if they feel something is wrong, it probably is. I was only expressing that teachers should be trained too since they spend so much time with our kids. I was one of those parents whose doctor said, "wait and see", "he's probably just a late talker"... Waiting probably delayed the diagnosis and ensuing therapies by a year. It was actually teachers in three different preschools who brought odd behaviors and delays to my immediate attention, prompting me to follow up with a neurologist for a full evaluation.

Robin

Steve and all,I was one of those parents, too, the pediatrician told me, "it's because he has an older sister who does his talking for him." But that was almost 12 years ago. I would like to think that doctors today are more informed, more aware of how prevalent autism is. Have you found that to be the case?Steve Moyer <ssmoyergate (DOT) net> wrote:

Hello Robin,I'm talking about Doctors that dismiss parental concerns with "wait and see" answers, something that happens every day. Way too often at pre K visits as early as 12 or 18 months parents will voice concerns about developmental delays only to be told "boys talk later" or "children develop at different rates" and "we'll see at the next visit." These parents know something is wrong and these Doctors are doing a great disservice to our children. I was in a room full of parents of DD children who were asked "how many of you had to drag your Dr kicking and screaming" to address your concerns and virtually everyone raised their hand. Steve Moyer> Agreed, but doctor's only spend a half hour with the child, maybe an hour - > once every 2-3 months? A pre-school/VPK teacher may see them 5 days a week > for 5 or more hours a day.> > Robin > ssmoyer@... writes:> > think this is great, but if an educator "catches' the symptoms that > means the medical community isn't doing their job.> > Take a look at this:> > _http://video.http://videhttp://vidhttp://video.<WBhttp://v_ > (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=653145514592166803) > > Wait and see, boys talk later, etc. What a disservice the medical > community does for early intervention.> > > > > > > **************Looking for simple solutions to your real-life financial > challenges? Check out WalletPop for the latest news and information, tips and > calculators. (http://www.walletpop.com/?NCID=emlcntuswall00000001)>

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Steve and all,I was one of those parents, too, the pediatrician told me, "it's because he has an older sister who does his talking for him." But that was almost 12 years ago. I would like to think that doctors today are more informed, more aware of how prevalent autism is. Have you found that to be the case?Steve Moyer wrote: Hello Robin, I'm talking about Doctors that dismiss parental concerns with "wait and see" answers, something that happens every day. Way too often at

pre K visits as early as 12 or 18 months parents will voice concerns about developmental delays only to be told "boys talk later" or "children develop at different rates" and "we'll see at the next visit." These parents know something is wrong and these Doctors are doing a great disservice to our children. I was in a room full of parents of DD children who were asked "how many of you had to drag your Dr kicking and screaming" to address your concerns and virtually everyone raised their hand. Steve Moyer > Agreed, but doctor's only spend a half hour with the child, maybe an hour - > once every 2-3 months? A pre-school/VPK teacher may see them 5 days a week > for 5 or more hours a day. > > Robin > ssmoyer@... writes: > > think this is great, but if an educator "catches' the symptoms that > means the medical

community isn't doing their job. > > Take a look at this: > > _http://video.http://videhttp://vidhttp://video.<WBhttp://v_ > (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=653145514592166803) > > Wait and see, boys talk later, etc. What a disservice the medical > community does for early intervention. > > > > > > > **************Looking for simple solutions to your real-life financial > challenges? Check out WalletPop for the latest news and information, tips and > calculators. (http://www.walletpop.com/? NCID=emlcntuswall00000001) >

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I hope that today there are more pediatricians who are more informed,

unfortunately that was not the case for us. We moved to Weston a year and a half

ago when my son was almost 2. We started with a popular pediatricians office

which came highly recommended and we got the same run around about how kids

develop at different rates, yada, yada.

Even after I got a diagnosis from a neurologist at Dan Marino t6 months later,

the pediatrician asked me to spell PDD-NOS. She was totally clueless.

I think that even today most pediatricians can only help you with common

illnesses.

Kel