Frustrating Doctor's Visit

April 1, 2001

I just went to the pediatrician on Friday for my daughter's 7 month

well check up. I mentioned to the doctor that I had put my 3.5 yo ASD

son on the gfcf diet a month ago and that I had already seen increased

communication and eye contact. She poo pooed the whole notion of the

diet, but said she wouldn't discourage me from doing it.She also said

she didn't believe in all the " hype " around the MMR vaccines and that

my son was going to be this way no matter what shots he had or what

diet I have him on. And that the increase in diagnosis is just because

doctors know to look for it more. (BTW, she didn't diagnos my son, I

had him evaluated myself and she was surprised to learn he had PDD-NOS)

My son also had started preschool around the same time as I started the

diet. She said the improvements I saw were because of school. I'm

sorry, but five days of preschool (2.5 hrs/day) would not have such a

quick impact on my son without the diet. She also said therapy and

school would help my son more than the diet. I know that everything I

do will help my son, but the diet is something I'm not giving up. And

after reading all the strides everyone else's kids are making with this

diet, how can someone say this diet doesn't work. (She also told me not

to believe everything I read on the web.) I felt very frustrated. This

is the doctor who had no problem ordering tons of blood tests for my

then 3 week old daughter who had a low hematocrit count, a very

intrusive test for my son when he had a urinary tract infection and she

also told me I need to supplement with vitamin drops because I'm solely

breastfeeding. What is up with these doctors? They have no problem

poking and pricking our children, but when there's a less intrusive

approach to helping them, they're against it.

Sorry to be so long, just needed to vent.

MA

3.5 Otis (PDD-NOS)

7 mo. Romy

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