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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am a clinician in the behavioral psychology department at KKI. In my experience reading patients’ charts, the neuropsych evals are typically more comprehensive. CDL employs a lot of nurse practitioners who will diagnose any kid with attention difficulties as having ADHD without ruling out other conditions that could be contributing to executive dysfunction. I have also seen notes from the CDL that state “no concerns for autism spectrum disorder” while also indicating sensory sensitivities, difficulties making friends, social skills deficits, and repetitive behaviors, which are core symptoms of autism. I would not trust pediatricians or nurses to diagnose your kid with any mental health/psychiatric condition. They are not trained psychologists, who receive years of training dedicated to psychological assessment, psychometrics, and differential diagnosis. [/quote]

Thank you for posting this. CDL at KKI misdiagnosed and totally mistreated one of my kids, causing YEARS of problems and even trauma. We are much better, but trusting CDL is my biggest parenting regret.  In hindsight, I regret placing trust in their branding, the definitiveness of their diagnoses, their degrees, and the apparent certainty. Those relatively short developmental ped appointments are covered by insurance but not worth it, in my opinion.

I don't post here much, but I stumbled into this because a friend mentioned it. I was glad to see this post. Certainly glad others have had positive experiences in this thread, but I would remain very, very, very cautious as a parent. [/quote]

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