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Do you have a MERLD child? Because this has not been our experience at all. In my experience, the behaviors can look the same, but what my MERLD child needs and what the SLPs who are focused on autism language disorders were very different. I had to go in often and instruct the SLPs how to do their job, even the allegedly very talented ones. 
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I don't have a MERLD or an ASD child.  I have a "complicated" child.  Treatment is symptomatic no matter what they call it.  So I need to learn about a lot of things.  This is true for every SN parent  I've taught our psychiatrist a few things.  His own teachers taught him, "Your patients should know more about their condition than you do."  So congratulations (truly) you can teach your SLP what to do.  [/quote]

While this is true to a degree, I'm always amazed how untrained many "professionals" are.  In my job, you constantly have to be honing your skills. Too often, these people are lazy and not keeping up with the research. [/quote]

Agree, and providers are supposed to do continuing education but its a very specific skill and most are just very basic and generalists.  Its easy to find someone who has general knowledge but very hard to find someone who has specific knowledge on your child's needs.  That is why many of us have gone to Nashville/Camarata's but I didn't find him nearly as helpful as others did and the report was useless.  (he was great with my kid and did seem to pick up on things others never have that we knew and didn't tell him).  There are not enough providers and more people in need so its hard to weed out the bad ones out of desperation.  Also, some parents will settle for who they are assigned to not realizing they can change and advocate.  (but in some situations you cannot change.  We are stuck with our developmental ped. who is very helpful in some ways but doesn't understand my child at all).[/quote]

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