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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm the poster with a middle school child that saw Dr. Camarata when he was very young.  Dr. Camarata and his wife work together.  They are both very passionate about their work.  I first saw someone at Children's but went to Camarata for a second opinion.  He does many different tests that others do not -- my DS could bary talk but Camarata showed me that my son could read.  Everything he predicted came true.  I don't think anyone in this area can give you the same kind of insight.  We still had many years of local speech therapy though.  Dr. Camarata has always taken the time to return my calls personally, even when he is traveling -- but you need to be one of his patients.[/quote]

They no longer work together.  Dr. Camarata is at Vanderbilt and Mary Camarata is in private practice.  Our experience was mixed and now I don't think the diagnosis he gave us a year ago was correct either.  I think our SPL is the only one who is right.  He had some helpful things to say but the report was worthless as he does not write his reports.  He hasn't responded to me.  He is very well intentioned and knows his stuff BUT he's stretched thin and relies on others to do his reports which were worthless.  We called Mary Camarata and she referred us to her husband as our main question was autism vs. language disorder.  (within 5 minutes he said language, no autism).

OP, no one can give you the answers you are looking for - why?

They can give you guidance on therapy, parenting, academics, etc.  They can look over reports and let you know if the therapist is good or you need to switch.  They can give you advice on activities, lifestyle choices, etc.

They can give you a general idea if it is autism or a language disorder.

We had a really bad experience at Children's who said my kid was fine.  He's been in speech therapy for years.  They refused to provide therapy.

My son was reading before he was talking too.  (don't underestimate these kids)

If you have services you are happy with, I'd wait till 4-4.5 to go, if you go.[/quote]

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