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[quote=Anonymous][quote=RisingMiddleSchoolMama]Help.  We can't find a qualified CBT therapist for our 12 year old daughter who seems to be Aspergers (know it isn't called that anymore but it Autism Level 1).

Our insurance is Kaiser.  Does anyone have a Kaiser therapist to recommend?   Or someone that has helped their daughter?

We live in Alexandria.

We also weren't given a full neuropsych. eval from Kaiser.  We requested one suspecting she has Aspergers.  She was just given 2 mental health dx.  The psychologist who did the evaluation said no insurance will pay for the full evaluation.   Now Kaiser is only referring us to their mental health therapists and I can't find one who has experience with autism.

Thank you in advance.  This has been quite complex as she is very high functioning, under the radar which I'm learning is typical for girls.

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So sorry you are dealing with this.  What were the 2 diagnoses that the psychologist gave (you say they were "mental health" diagnoses)?

Did the psychologist do any testing to rule in/out autism?  Do you know what tests should have been done and weren't?  Do you know what testing the psychologist DID do?  Do you have a clear idea on what basis the 2 "mental health diagnoses" were given?  (i.e. if anxiety was diagnosed was it just based on self-reporting of symptoms or was some kind of symptom checklist or questionnaire administered.  For example, with ADHD, either the Vanderbilt or Connors questionnaires are usually given.  With mood disorders, there are standardized mood reporting questionnaires which validate self-reported depression and helps to distinguish it from other problems like anxiety.  
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