Thanks OP, I needed a good laugh and talking about boobs on parade was a good one! Hope it gets better for you.

The county social worker who, when she came to observe our then 2.5 yo DS at our home, told DH that he was autistic and it was because of our rich environment (as in stimulating, not money) and one on one attention that DS wasn't already diagnosed by professionals.

I think you are missing the point. No doubt we have all been pissed and disgusted. Absolutely. It's a question of how long you decide to hold on to those feelings. And a question of whether the holidays are the time for reflecting on feelings of ill-will and cherishing bad experiences, or deciding that everyone is doing their best, letting go, and moving on in the hopes that 2015 will be better. 100% of the posters on this forum can relate to OP's experiences, without a doubt. Do we want to spend Christmas, Hanukkah, etc. ruminating on a two hour wait for a doctor, on a pediatrician we had a disagreement with? Well, I can only speak for myself and the answer is HELL NO.

Clearly, this isn't the thread for you. You need to move on to another one or start your own.

People here have earned the right to vent. I have a teen with several chronic medical illnesses that took dozens of providers years to diagnose.

Twice she fell into despair that anyone would ever find out what was causing her hard to deal with medical problems (apart from the it must all be in her head diagnoses) and attempted suicide.

I dunno, maybe it's really uncharitable of me that I haven't let go of that day in the ER last year when two nurses and I worked two hours nonstop dealing with extreme agitation, hallucinations, and sustained 180 heart rate caused by a med overdose before the doctor finally intubated her.

Yes, I am grateful she is alive. But no, I can't yet be zen about all she and our family went through before finally finding providers who took the time and care to find out what was wrong.

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Anonymous wrote:Wow! Surprised at the negative comments. The SP was pretty funny. Plus, don't we get to vent a bit about providers who totally missed the boat and left us spinning in circles and losing precious time in getting treatment.

Personally, I have a huge list of providers who have totally wasted our time and charged us for that privilege.

Same here. When we exited EI I had so much pent up anger--this is when you are acclimating to the idea that your kid is not typical, learning the system, dealing with the various therapists' personalities. I'm an introvert and I just could not deal with having so many people come through my house. I thought OP was funny.

+2 The hoochi dressing SLP commentwas funny. I enjoyed OP's vent and it sounds like she has every right to be crabby.

If you've been a SN parent for a while, you'll eventually gather a huge list of expensive, ineffective, and incompetent providers unfortunately.

Agreed, and I totally understand how OP feels. Like none of you have ever been disgusted or pissed off at your kids' providers?? then you are just lying to yourself. stop acting like you live in glass houses.

I think you are missing the point. No doubt we have all been pissed and disgusted. Absolutely. It's a question of how long you decide to hold on to those feelings. And a question of whether the holidays are the time for reflecting on feelings of ill-will and cherishing bad experiences, or deciding that everyone is doing their best, letting go, and moving on in the hopes that 2015 will be better. 100% of the posters on this forum can relate to OP's experiences, without a doubt. Do we want to spend Christmas, Hanukkah, etc. ruminating on a two hour wait for a doctor, on a pediatrician we had a disagreement with? Well, I can only speak for myself and the answer is HELL NO.

She's not ruminating but venting on a forum where others can relate. Doing this will help her let.it.go. And get over it. Yeesh.

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Anonymous wrote:Wow! Surprised at the negative comments. The SP was pretty funny. Plus, don't we get to vent a bit about providers who totally missed the boat and left us spinning in circles and losing precious time in getting treatment.

Personally, I have a huge list of providers who have totally wasted our time and charged us for that privilege.

Same here. When we exited EI I had so much pent up anger--this is when you are acclimating to the idea that your kid is not typical, learning the system, dealing with the various therapists' personalities. I'm an introvert and I just could not deal with having so many people come through my house. I thought OP was funny.

+2 The hoochi dressing SLP commentwas funny. I enjoyed OP's vent and it sounds like she has every right to be crabby.

If you've been a SN parent for a while, you'll eventually gather a huge list of expensive, ineffective, and incompetent providers unfortunately.

Agreed, and I totally understand how OP feels. Like none of you have ever been disgusted or pissed off at your kids' providers?? then you are just lying to yourself. stop acting like you live in glass houses.

I think you are missing the point. No doubt we have all been pissed and disgusted. Absolutely. It's a question of how long you decide to hold on to those feelings. And a question of whether the holidays are the time for reflecting on feelings of ill-will and cherishing bad experiences, or deciding that everyone is doing their best, letting go, and moving on in the hopes that 2015 will be better. 100% of the posters on this forum can relate to OP's experiences, without a doubt. Do we want to spend Christmas, Hanukkah, etc. ruminating on a two hour wait for a doctor, on a pediatrician we had a disagreement with? Well, I can only speak for myself and the answer is HELL NO.

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Anonymous wrote:Wow! Surprised at the negative comments. The SP was pretty funny. Plus, don't we get to vent a bit about providers who totally missed the boat and left us spinning in circles and losing precious time in getting treatment.

Personally, I have a huge list of providers who have totally wasted our time and charged us for that privilege.

Same here. When we exited EI I had so much pent up anger--this is when you are acclimating to the idea that your kid is not typical, learning the system, dealing with the various therapists' personalities. I'm an introvert and I just could not deal with having so many people come through my house. I thought OP was funny.

+2 The hoochi dressing SLP commentwas funny. I enjoyed OP's vent and it sounds like she has every right to be crabby.

If you've been a SN parent for a while, you'll eventually gather a huge list of expensive, ineffective, and incompetent providers unfortunately.

Agreed, and I totally understand how OP feels. Like none of you have ever been disgusted or pissed off at your kids' providers?? then you are just lying to yourself. stop acting like you live in glass houses.