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[quote=Anonymous]I would just add one thing to the responses that others haven't mentioned. Don't underestimate the importance of your child being comfortable with the pediatrician. As they get older, this may end up being the most important factor.

Like others, our DD was diagnosed with ADHD at 5 and ASD at 7, and the pediatrician didn't see any signs (not sure if there were any that even a skilled clinician would have picked up on). Even a developmental pediatrician we went to after the ADHD diagnosis looked me in the eye and said "I see a lot of Autistic kids, and yours is not one of them, so get that idea out of your mind."  Fast forward one year, and a therapist running a group she was in suggested we get ADOS testing, which we did and resulted in a diagnosis.

We use the pediatrician for annual visits, strep tests, ear infections and blood work. Otherwise we have a psychiatrist and therapist that are much more involved in our daily life. Our pediatrician visits are difficult because our DD hates it there. If she loved it when she was little and grew up there, it would be so much easier.[/quote]

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