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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For services , you get a the ASD diagnosis(even though if the child have just language delay) from Local Pediatrician to satisfy insurance requirements. For differential diagnosis see Dr.Camrata(to satisfy ourselves). [/quote]
So have your local pediatrician help you commit insurance fraud while you tell everyone your kid isn't actually autistic, he just looks that way, and don't bother with any real testing, just go to this guy in Tennesee, he will tell you what you want to hear.[/quote]

I know plenty of people who went to him and didn't hear what they wanted to hear. i.e., their children were diagnosed with autism.  And Camarata does real testing -- it matched with school testing and with psychologist testing. And we didn't provide him with the other earlier test results. The difference was for us that he spent 3 hours with us, answering our questions, telling us what the test results meant and giving us ideas about how to approach the future. His wife was very helpful for the school angle.

We saw him a long time ago, so may be the difference. I agree they've gotten very busy. For us, getting the reports was often slow.

But I also know of people who do what the PP said: get an autism diagnosis to cover therapies, and see Camarata for the differential diagnosis.

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He spent 3-4 hours with us too and was helpful in person.  He doesn't tell you what you want to hear but he didn't have much to say as we were with a great therapist, great school situation and child was doing ok.  Agree you go for the differential diagnosis and a more specific one.  Calling something autism doesn't clearly say where it is or where the highest needs are. There is such a huge range with these kids.  He's look at far more than just autism and language disorders.  He's also looking gat learning and other disabilities.  Personally, I wouldn't bother going as you don't get a good report and support long term.    [/quote]

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