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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] I have been very lucky, OP, in that the only 2 peds my dd has seen (2 due to a move) both flagged her for developmental delays. In fact it was her first ped who referred her for EI at 12 mo when she wasn't babbling, she pointed it out to ME. I'm so glad that Dr did that (she also did the mchat that day and dd was flagged).

After we moved when dd was 2-so before her ASD dx-I was lucky enough to find a ped also noticed her delays and gave me referrals for ST, OT and a dev. ped. As it turns out, the Dr has a dc just a bit older than my dc who also is dx ASD.

After hearing other moms' stories about struggling to get the dr to be concerned and dr refusing referrals-I am so glad to have drs that are informed, and I think you should look for one too OP. I would ask around, maybe in a facebook group or something locally, where other kids' with the same dx go. Word of mouth works well for this.[/quote]
Unless your insurance requires it you don’t need referrals to see speech, OT and developmental pediatricians. Or early intervention.[/quote]

I have never had an insurance plan that did not require referrals. Also, every provider has asked for them, aside from Early intervention which you can self refer to.[/quote]

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