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[quote=Anonymous]Please tell me this was not a practice that begins with the initials GB? If so I may have to pay closer attention.

I found it easy to find good STs than say OTs. Do I think they were all perfect? No. Have they tried to get away with only giving me a 40 minute session when we paid for 50 or spending the last 15 minutes doing progress notes when we were told it would be after we left? Yes. If the therapist is great, I let it go, but what you described is much worse.

My pet peeve when they try to move out of the domain they are trained for. The best ST we know for actual speech therapy sometimes she sits and speculates about why DS had a bad day. It is usually a day when she was running 15-30 minutes late or she cancelled the previous session at the last minute or she seems really stressed out. We already know our son has autism and so does she. She knows he likes routine. He also catches other people's mood. I finally had to speak up and tell her my theory since she had no problem playing armchair psychologist and OT. Sure enough he did much better when she started on time and stayed calm even if she was stressed. Go figure.

I would not trust any therapist without peeking in some and listening at the beginning. Trust is built over time, it's not something to give at the 1st session even if the person has a good reputation. [/quote]

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