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[quote=Anonymous]OP here- my disappointment is in their dismissiveness followed by their discomfort of the diagnosis. They also made a comment about boys with adhd being part of the reason for aggressive masculinity in our world. I’m not looking for total expertise but I’m disappointed in the ignorance and I worry about other patients who take their recommendations.

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Over the last few years I've brought up that I thought my child was showing autistic traits and/or ADHD to our pediatrician. Our pediatrician would dismiss them because my child made great eye contact, and they would even go as far to tell me that I have anxiety and overanalyzing everything, and that parents in this area worry too much. When we asked about occupational therapy for sensory issues they told us they didn't believe in it or understand it and to just put our child in martial arts.

Fast forward to the present and we have put our child in OT, therapy and we also now have an autism and ADHD diagnosis. Since receiving the diagnosis, our pediatrician has frankly acted like autism is something really scary and that we need to help our child by removing all autistic-like behaviors through interventions I don't agree with. I feel like I am teaching the pediatrician about things they should really be aware of on their own. I realize pediatricians are generalists and cover so many different areas, but [b]I've been so disappointed in their lack of ND knowledge and support.[/b]

Our child LOVES our pediatrician and is very comfortable there. I'm struggling to decide if we should keep going to them for this reason or switch to find someone who is more comfortable with ND patients, but risk our child not connecting with a new doctor or office. Change is hard enough for them! What would you do and if you have a doctor who you love for your autistic child, please let me know!
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What kind of support, specifically, are you looking for from ped in regard to autism/ADHD? My child (10) has ADHD and anxiety. We do med management through a psychiatrist. ADHD and anxiety dx were given by a psychologist. Therapy through a therapist, obviously. She doesn't go to OT anymore, but obviously that was done through an...occupational therapist. Our ped gave the referrals for the specialists, but other than that I never really expected specialized support from them in regard to the ND-specific issues. If I have questions about those things, I talk to the folks who specialize in those domains- which is not the ped. We just see the ped for sports physicals/well-child checkups, vaccines, and garden-variety illnesses (ear infections, strep, etc.)

I guess I'm not entirely sure what you are looking for or expecting. [/quote][/quote]

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