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[quote=Anonymous]Goodness, such snark on the SN forum! Not cool.

Your DD sounds very much like my DS. He had a terrible time at annual check ups and it was something that really concerned me (and was a fairly good indicator that he couldn't handle situations where he didn't know what to expect and couldn't choose not to participate.) We had a few peds in the group that we went to during this time. One was a tremendous asshole and would speak disparagingly of my DS right in front of him. (We stopped seeing him.) The best one handled it by teasing him. (Also not cool.)  In my experience, most pediatricians are terrible dealing with mental health issues like anxiety. (Even when they have dealt with it as a parent.) So you could switch peds, but it might not help. (And if you have generally liked her with your other kids, you can maybe let this go as her having a bad day - because it happens to the best of us.) I would try everything you can on your end to make the next one better... prep your daughter as best you can, be really clear with the nurse and doc that your daughter is very anxious... etc. For an anxious kid, it's never going to be a great experience.

As far as my DS, I was right that it was an early sign that he had a pretty severe anxiety problem and although he managed it ok in most situations, things eventually fell apart drastically when he got older. I wish the pediatricians had taken my concerns more seriously. They were convinced it was all behavioral. It might have saved us all a lot of grief if we had started interventions much earlier. I'm not saying your daughter has an anxiety disorder, just don't let any doctor poo-poo your concerns and not be helpful. You know your child best. (And avoidant anxiety behaviors can look like ASD in that situation. I find her comment bizarre given your DD's history.)[/quote]

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