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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Trust your gut and get the neuropsych. Pediatricians and therapists are not trained to diagnose. You know what you see. [/quote]

Yes they are trained to diagnose. But a neuropsych takes 6months/year and provides zero therapy. Save the time and money and go straight to therapy. [/quote]

Therapists legally cannot diagnose.  Peds are generalists, developmental peds are specialists for SN.

I'd have her evaluated but I would also have her go to bed earlier as she sounds tired.[/quote]

Where are you getting this? I'm a therapist, we certainly can diagnose and do. School systems and other public (tax payer funded) services require a PhD level evaluation in order to qualify for services. But a therapist can diagnose for insurance purposes. The law has nothing to do with it. [/quote]

This is probably coming from the area obsession with a “full neuropsych” being the first thing you have to do for any childhood issues. There’s a strong belief in covert DSM diagnoses that can only be “teased out” by paying $5000 (or is it $7000 now?) to the right clinical specialist. Then you get your kid unlimited time on tests and medicate, medicate, medicate. [/quote]

yes i remarked on the sn board recently that I am so sick of this idea of 'teasing out' autism and got flagged and deleted. people do NOT like this pov over there. i say this as the mom of a kid with asd.[/quote]

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