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[quote=Anonymous]I always say, with a bright smile, "yes, that is why we are here!"

But that aside, you need to set some clear guidelines re how you expect her to communicate with you regarding your child's progress. Ask that she inform you or write out (mine does this in writing) the goals that they worked on and how it is progressing.  If she says there has been no progress, ask for new goals to be set. Tell her clearly that you do not find it helpful or necessary to simply discuss how behind our child is, other than for her to perhaps recommend an additional screening, as it makes you anxious and upset and it does not seem helpful for anyone involved. Do this in particular if she is doing this in front of your child - we have had several therapists do this. If you have seen a dev ped, clearly tell her that, and tell her he is overseeing diagnosis and progress.

Bottom line, you don't need to know all of her passing thoughts about what may be going on. I have heard them all, from "are you sure he is not ASD?", to from someone else in that practice "Well he can't possibly be ASD based on his profile, it must be something medical," etc., etc. etc. It does not bother me AS MUCH now because it has been going on for so long and the opinions are all so wildly divergent. You have to take therapists for the role that they have - she is a speech therapist, not a dev ped. She is not going to be able to give you a differential diagnosis, and she knows that.   
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