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Charles Conlon versus Stanley Greenspan
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Anonymous
| I would appreciate it if someone explained what sort of kid needs to be seen by Conlon versus Greenspan? Are they equivalent or is one better for certain conditions versus others? Thank you! |
Anonymous
| I say this as a big fan of Dr. Greenspan, but the recommendation for any condition is going to be Floortime. He is most likely to find that your child does not have an ASD or ADHD but rather a "sensory regulatory issue" that can be remediated with Floortime. If you need a designation to get services through a school system, Chuck Conlon is your guy. I think Floortime is wonderful and helpful for so many things but it's not a panecea, esp if you need accomodations at school. Dr. Conlon is especially good for ADHD, he has it himself. I found that having discrete conditions evaluated first (OT, SLP) gave Dr. Conlon the most complete picture. Best of luck to you. |
Anonymous
If a child does have ADHD, what type of treatment/recommendations does Dr. Conlon provide? |
Anonymous
| It depends, there is a range from behavioral interventions, school accomodations, all the way to meds. Many kids require a combined approach. |
Anonymous
| I agree with the PP about Greenspan and Dr. Conlon. Our oldest was seen by both of them and the PPs observations are the same as ours - Greenspan did not diagnose ADHD but did diagnose a regulatory problem and recommended lots of Floortime. That was helpful but not sufficient. Our education consultant recommended Dr. Conlon. We sent him all the reports we had and after evaluating DS, diagnosed ADHD. He didn't push meds at all but having done the research, we were open to using them. He's been very helpful in directing us to other resources and working with our regular pediatrician to find the right medication/dosage. He's also evaluated our younger DS we has general developmental delays but doesn't conclusively have ADHD. He did not recommend medication for the younger child. |
Anonymous
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I love floortime but would never recommend actually seeing Greenspan. He has a reputation for making parents feel guilty, like telling mothers who work to quit their jobs so they can do more and more and more floortime. What he asks of parents is a pretty heavy load and he doesn't have a lot of concern about how distorting this can be to the rest of the family.
More importantly, and related, he has an incredibly patronizing view of parents. He used to refuse to give kids with ASDs a diagnosis because he thought parents would then lower their expectations. In other words, parents can't handle the truth about their own children. I think much of this philosophy lingers and I'm not surprised that he will gladly diagnose a regulatory problem but missed (or didn't disclose) ADHD. In the book We've Got Issues by Judtih Warner she writes about some DC parents who went to see a prominent, national expert about their child (must have been Greenspan) who first kept them waiting forever and then ate his lunch through their meeting. I'm not even remembering the worst parts. You deserve to get treated with respect by your child's doctor. |
Anonymous
| We know families who went to Greenspan strictly because they did not want their child diagnosed with ASD. As above posters said, he gives other diagnoses like regulation disorder at least in these cases. And, yes, then came a rec for lots of floortime. We heard his son does floortime, but you cannot get reimbursed (or couldn't then several years ago) because he did not have the degree required. Also, heard his son is a very nice person who does a great job with kids and if you can afford it it may be worth it. Agree that if you are looking for services either through the county or funded in part by insurance Dr. Conlon gives the diagnoses those parties would acknowledge. He is also remarkably down to earth and skilled, though often quite late with reports and sometimes hard to reach with questions. We have only seen Dr. Conlon so what I say about Greenspan is second hand info. Good luck. |
Anonymous
| FYI, the last I heard, Dr. Conlon is unfortunately not taking new patients. Don't mean to be patronising, but his specialty/genre of doc is Developmental Pediatrician, so if you're looking for someone else like him, that's what you're looking for. I asked his office whom they recommended, and they just said "Children's." I hope you can find a more specific recommendation for someone to help you. |
Anonymous
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Avoid Penny Glass, not helpful to anyone I know who has seen her. Is Mott still at Gtown? I'd keep calling Conlon, he is pretty good.
Has anyone been evaluated by Larry Silver? For attention issues there is Stixrud & Associates. A colleague had a good experience with Dr. Black there. |
Anonymous
| Dr. Mott left Georgetown. I highly recommend Dr. Conlon. Worth the wait, but we started early intervention (OT and SLT) during the waiting period, so we really didn't lost any time. |
Anonymous
| oops, meant to say that we didn't "lose" any time. Good luck! |
Anonymous
| I heard there was someone new at Georgetown who is supposed to be great but I don't know his name. |
Anonymous
We liked Dr. Glass, and she really helped us figure out some stuff. But her specialty is really infants and toddlers -- we first saw her when my child was 3 months old, and were discharged before he was 2. For a preemie needing follow ups after leaving the hospital, I'd suggest her, but my impression was that the OP's child was older and if so I'd choose someone else. |
Anonymous
| Not OP, but what do people think about Dr. Pamela Compart? She is not impossible to get into, I understand. |
Anonymous
| Dr. Greenspan died today, as posted above. |