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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why go see someone for medical advice if you don't trust their opinion? [/quote]
Would you go see a neurosurgeon if you had hemorrhoids?[/quote]

This doesn't make any sense.  The pediatrician screens for autism.  OP had concerns and OP said that they were dismissed and she was told she had anxiety.  It's not invalidating to ask why someone would go to a doctor if they don't trust their opinion.  OP has a pretty good reason not to trust their opinion, so why continue to go to that doctor? I don't understand.    [/quote]
The pediatrician does the M-CHAT screen but they are not experts in ASD. Their primary job is to make sure your child is physically healthy. Some take parental concerns more lightly than the others. When we had concerns we contacted early intervention and immediately got ourselves on a waitlist for a developmental pediatrician. Our regular pediatrician was telling us we could wait and see but we didn’t want to waste time. [/quote]

DP.  Except, OP's pediatrician didn't just take her concerns lightly, they were dismissive and judgmental.  They actually told her she had anxiety, was overanalyzing and, in directly, being influenced by the norms of this area.  They were dismissive of sensory issues, didn't understand them and didn't believe in OT!  I also disagree that the pediatrician's primary job is physical health.  It's health, period.

Why would you waste time with someone who is so dismissive, close minded and, frankly, not looking good compared to all the other pediatricians out there.  We have choices in this area.  Why not try and find someone who might actually be a good partner?  I understand what it's like to have a kid who doesn't like a provider even if OP stayed with this pediatrician, there are going to be times her DC will have to be seen by someone else. May as well try and get him used to going somewhere else. I wouldn't waste any more time with someone who was so dismissive to me. [/quote]

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