finding a doctor

[Guest guest]

Being as "organized" as I am, I put together a questionnaire and faxed

it to the doctors on my list. A few responded by fax and one actually

called me. He is the one that I ended up with. He vaccinates,

but respects that I don't. He said to me one day, "Hey, who's to

say that you guys aren't the right ones? We are always recommending

things this week, that we discover differently next week." I was

floored! If anyone wants a copy of my questionnaire, just email me.

- Jax, FL

mel@... wrote:

I

was wondering how those of you who do have family docs or pediatricians,

went about finding them. I would like to have a family doc for emergencies

and such, but am fairly lost about how to go about it. I'd like to

just call and ask what their vax policies are, or state that we do not

and go accordingly. But the couple of times I have called a doc's

office listed on our insurance, the front desk person gives me the run

around and insists I need to make an appointment to speak with the doctor.

Well, I'd rather not waste precious hours of time waiting around and seeing

a doctor when I might not even want them anyway. Why can't they just

take phone calls?The

only doctor we've seen wasn't awful, but she did give me a mini lecture

about vaxing, and warned me that pertussis was overly common in this area

and my daughter was at risk. After trying to scare me a little, she

then stated "but I respect your informed choice". well, if that was

true then why did she bother with her little lecture and scare tactic?

So I never went back to her.I'd

also like a checkup for Brenna, looking for heart and lungs, etc.

I'm not too concerned with those ridiculous growth and weight charts.

But just a good physical like an adult would have. if I call the

office asking about this, would they accomodate me and my wishes?The

one clinic I went to before was really small, with just 5 docs and a few

exam rooms. It seems a better atmosphere than a huge clinic or hospital,

which I'd like to avoid. Any

input is appreciated. Mel

[Guest guest]

Oooh, what a great idea. You are smart! LOL I never would have thought of this, definitely better than a run-around phone call with the staff. I would LOVE a copy sent to me directly at mel@...

thank you so much!

Mel

Re: finding a doctorBeing as "organized" as I am, I put together a questionnaire and faxed it to the doctors on my list. A few responded by fax and one actually called me. He is the one that I ended up with. He vaccinates, but respects that I don't. He said to me one day, "Hey, who's to say that you guys aren't the right ones? We are always recommending things this week, that we discover differently next week." I was floored! If anyone wants a copy of my questionnaire, just email me. - Jax, FL mel@... wrote: I was wondering how those of you who do have family docs or pediatricians, went about finding them. I would like to have a family doc for emergencies and such, but am fairly lost about how to go about it. I'd like to just call and ask what their vax policies are, or state that we do not and go accordingly. But the couple of times I have called a doc's office listed on our insurance, the front desk person gives me the run around and insists I need to make an appointment to speak with the doctor. Well, I'd rather not waste precious hours of time waiting around and seeing a doctor when I might not even want them anyway. Why can't they just take phone calls?The only doctor we've seen wasn't awful, but she did give me a mini lecture about vaxing, and warned me that pertussis was overly common in this area and my daughter was at risk. After trying to scare me a little, she then stated "but I respect your informed choice". well, if that was true then why did she bother with her little lecture and scare tactic? So I never went back to her.I'd also like a checkup for Brenna, looking for heart and lungs, etc. I'm not too concerned with those ridiculous growth and weight charts. But just a good physical like an adult would have. if I call the office asking about this, would they accomodate me and my wishes?The one clinic I went to before was really small, with just 5 docs and a few exam rooms. It seems a better atmosphere than a huge clinic or hospital, which I'd like to avoid. Any input is appreciated. Mel

[Guest guest]

Mel,

Contact La Lech League leaders, midwives, chiropractors or naturopaths.

When we searched for a md. I insisted that I first screen the dr. on the

phone because my husband would want to meet with them. this saved an

incredible amount of time. I also explained point blank that vaccines

were against our religion (or philosophical beliefs if you live in a

state that has this exemption). This cuts out all the harassment, plus

if the dr. was ever questioned by the dept of health re: why you haven't

vaccinated then there would be no previous record of information stating

otherwise.

I think it is important to meet with the dr.After all the only times you

will really need them you will be trusting your child's life to them.

You will also be trusting them to tell you the truth (I say truth very

cautiosly..). They will either work with you or try to get social

services involved. For these reasons I think 1-3 hours out of ones

schedule is critical to interview dr.. Remember they are providing a

service. Would you take the first CPA or Bank or Lawyer? Your child's

health is far more important. NOT only that but if you bring your child

they will let you know immediately what they think of the dr. I swear

dogs and babies (young children) know how to trust their instict about

other people better then what we do.

> mel@... wrote:

>

> I was wondering how those of you who do have family docs or

> pediatricians, went about finding them. I would like to have a family

> doc for emergencies and such, but am fairly lost about how to go about

> it. I'd like to just call and ask what their vax policies are, or

> state that we do not and go accordingly. But the couple of times I

> have called a doc's office listed on our insurance, the front desk

> person gives me the run around and insists I need to make an

> appointment to speak with the doctor. Well, I'd rather not waste

> precious hours of time waiting around and seeing a doctor when I might

> not even want them anyway. Why can't they just take phone calls?

> The only doctor we've seen wasn't awful, but she did give me a mini

> lecture about vaxing, and warned me that pertussis was overly common

> in this area and my daughter was at risk. After trying to scare me a

> little, she then stated " but I respect your informed choice " . well,

> if that was true then why did she bother with her little lecture and

> scare tactic? So I never went back to her.

> I'd also like a checkup for Brenna, looking for heart and lungs, etc.

> I'm not too concerned with those ridiculous growth and weight charts.

> But just a good physical like an adult would have. if I call the

> office asking about this, would they accomodate me and my wishes?

> The one clinic I went to before was really small, with just 5 docs and

> a few exam rooms. It seems a better atmosphere than a huge clinic or

> hospital, which I'd like to avoid.

>

> Any input is appreciated.

>

> Mel

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Any information obtained here is not to be construed as medical

OR legal advice. The decision to vaccinate and how you

implement that decision is yours and yours alone.

[Guest guest]

Can you just post the questionnare to the list?

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Any information obtained here is not to be construed as medical

OR legal advice. The decision to vaccinate and how you

implement that decision is yours and yours alone.

[Guest guest]

It don't know if it's different here in Canada than it is in the States,

but my dr works in a community health centre. It's located in a neighbourhood

with a lot of low-income families and street people. So the

drs there are ereally cool. For instance, they'll take people without

health coverage and they tend not to dress in fancy clothes. They

are very socially conscious, as their clientele consists of people from

many different socioeconomic classes, races, cultures, etc, including a

high population of mentally ill people. They are also all salaried,

so they don't get paid according to how many clients they see or what procedures

they do. Anyway, I was referred to my dr by my friend who just happened

to stumble upon her. She is open to not vaccinating, is looking into

the issue herself, also studies acupuncture and herbal medicine, and she

is very low-intervention. I spoke to her before I even got pregnant

about not wanting to vax any future children and we just had a great conversation

about the whole controversy. After Mischa was born the nurse practitioner

(who I see more often than the dr) just asked me casually if we were going

to vaccinate (yes, she asked me, implying that it was actually my choice).

When I said no, she just ok, but you might want to consider tetanus, and

I said ok thanks, and that was it. She was very nonthreatening about

it, assuming that I had done my research and had made up my mind.

You'd have to beg my dr for antibiotics or a diagnostic test. She

has no problem with us just dropping in with little concerns, and she won't

do anything unless I ask for it (like tests, physicals, etc). She's

very cool. My point is, perhaps looking for a dr who works in a more

diverse environment, who would be a little more open-minded and not so

focused on the cash is the answer.

mel@... wrote:

I

was wondering how those of you who do have family docs or pediatricians,

went about finding them. I would like to have a family doc for emergencies

and such, but am fairly lost about how to go about it. I'd like to

just call and ask what their vax policies are, or state that we do not

and go accordingly. But the couple of times I have called a doc's

office listed on our insurance, the front desk person gives me the run

around and insists I need to make an appointment to speak with the doctor.

Well, I'd rather not waste precious hours of time waiting around and seeing

a doctor when I might not even want them anyway. Why can't they just

take phone calls?The

only doctor we've seen wasn't awful, but she did give me a mini lecture

about vaxing, and warned me that pertussis was overly common in this area

and my daughter was at risk. After trying to scare me a little, she

then stated "but I respect your informed choice". well, if that was

true then why did she bother with her little lecture and scare tactic?

So I never went back to her.I'd

also like a checkup for Brenna, looking for heart and lungs, etc.

I'm not too concerned with those ridiculous growth and weight charts.

But just a good physical like an adult would have. if I call the

office asking about this, would they accomodate me and my wishes?The

one clinic I went to before was really small, with just 5 docs and a few

exam rooms. It seems a better atmosphere than a huge clinic or hospital,

which I'd like to avoid. Any

input is appreciated. Mel

[Guest guest]

Hello ,

There is a doctor in the University of Miami by the

name of Klimas. She is an expert in the area of

CFIDS and other immune system syndromes. I do know how

far is Sarsota from Miami, but it is worth a try.

The foll URL will give you a fairly good idea about

her:

http://www.med.miami.edu/med/empapperlab/directors.asp#klimas

Presently she is conducting a clinical trial testing

the effectivenes of Procrit in CFIDS patients. SO

maybe you can contact her lab about it.

Thanks and all the best,

Prashant

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

If you qualify for the study, we will pay your transportation via

tri-rail/metro-rail in Florida..thanks

Re: finding a doctor

> Hello ,

> There is a doctor in the University of Miami by the

> name of Klimas. She is an expert in the area of

> CFIDS and other immune system syndromes. I do know how

> far is Sarsota from Miami, but it is worth a try.

> The foll URL will give you a fairly good idea about

> her:

> http://www.med.miami.edu/med/empapperlab/directors.asp#klimas

> Presently she is conducting a clinical trial testing

> the effectivenes of Procrit in CFIDS patients. SO

> maybe you can contact her lab about it.

>

> Thanks and all the best,

> Prashant

>

> __________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

It's a pity that people from other states can't be in this study. I have had

NMH and OI for several years now, it was a late symptom in my 22 years with

CFIDS. They also have found that I have a lower than normal number of red

blood cells and that they are much larger than normal (macrocytic anemia).

Florinef and salt tabs with lots of water/electrolyte solution didn't help

very much. Dexedrine does help keep my blood pressure up but now I know

Cheney feels it " fries " the brain. The LAST thing I need is a fried brain.

(ugh) I do take Klonopin and have for many years to sleep better at

night..not so many night time myoclonic jerks. I have had so many symptoms

over the years that I've been ill it's astounding to me, and I was a RN. I

am totally disabled and I do not collect disability because I decided to

stay home shortly after college to be a Mom. I got ill when I was 26 and had

two small children. My illness has been progressive, that is, it's getting

far worse over the years. Here in Minnesota I can't find a doctor that knows

much at all about CFIDS or whatever they want to call what I have. I've been

on Valtrex for a year and a half now because the shingles will not go away,

they come back even if I miss a few pills. I now have been diagnosed with

thyroid problems which have not turned up on tests for many years. The

symptoms just got so horrible that the doctors could no longer ignore it and

a test shows I have non-Graves, non-Hashimotos' autoimmune thyroid disease.

Isn't that just typical? They find something wrong and it doesn't fit into

any category that is known! I'm at the end of my rope here. The docs don't

understand and it's an HMO state..and I'm stuck with insurance

second-guessing every move the docs make. How does a person like me ever get

decent help??

I'd love to go to Cheney or Lapp (the latter I had the opportunity to meet

at a CFIDS conference here in MN last fall). Meeting him made it all the

more difficult because he understood so much more than my doctors do. In

fact, all of the doctors that were there, Drs Gupta, and many more (the

group's name escapes me at the moment but they are all doctors dedicated to

working out what the heck this disease is and how to deal with it),

understood what I was going through. That makes it even tougher to deal with

the local doctors that were not even interested enough to attend a

conference that was meant to teach them. I suspect the docs here have been

influenced too much by the UK articles. (You all know which ones I mean)

Believe me, I've tried most things, in desperation, to regain just a bit of

my health to no avail. I am in a trial now that is working with gene

mapping. I have no idea how that will work out and I'll never hear exactly

what my own blood showed, since I am now just a number in a database that is

not connected to me anymore.

The only thing that helped me was a medical trial of IgG given IV.

Apparently it did not help the majority of people in the trial so it has not

been approved to be given to people that have been given the diagnosis of

CFS. It did help me tremendously though, and I did get the real thing. But,

after the last infusion, I relapsed badly about 6 months later. It's very

hard to know there is somthing out there that can help me but I can't have

access to it.

I'm sorry but I'm just letting off steam. I'm told over and over to find

another doctor but that is so hard and I've done that so many times.

You all realize that I had this disease before it ever had a name. I went

through a lot and only got a " diagnosis " 9 years after falling ill. Even

then, the diagnosis was more of a curse than a blessing and it continues to

be that way. Even though I have shingles that will not go away and have had

recurrances of them for over 4 years now, I could not get in to see an

infectious disease doctor because I had the label " CFS " . One doctor finally

dropped the label and called it " refractory shingles " and I got in to see

one. As soon as they read " CFS " in my huge double chart, they become distant

and don't want to deal with me.

I guess I just need access, somehow, to a good doctor that really deals with

this illness, at least in the form that I have it.

How does one get to see doctors that are many states away when one has no

money to do so? Insurance will not cover the costs and my husband and I are

barely making ends meet as is.

Life is hard, sometimes.

farmygirl

[Guest guest]

,

I'm sorry to hear of your predicament. Sounds as though you were one

of the pioneers with CFS. Glad to hear that you heard some good

things at the American Association for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

seminar in Minnesota.

Have you tried vitamin B12 and folic acid for the macrocytic anemia?

Have you tried L-lysine or Tagamet for the shingles? L-lysine works

by competing with L-arginine, which the Herpes zoster virus has an

absolute need for. Tagamet works by blocking the histamine H2

receptors on the cytotoxic T (CD8) cells, which the virus uses to

shut down the cell-mediated (Th1) immune response.

These things have helped some people. Please accept this simply as

information, not medical advice. I am not licensed to diagnose or

treat disease. I recommend that you consult with your doctor before

deciding whether to try these things, though they are all available

over-the-counter.

Rich

> It's a pity that people from other states can't be in this study. I

have had

> NMH and OI for several years now, it was a late symptom in my 22

years with

> CFIDS. They also have found that I have a lower than normal number

of red

> blood cells and that they are much larger than normal (macrocytic

anemia).

> Florinef and salt tabs with lots of water/electrolyte solution

didn't help

> very much. Dexedrine does help keep my blood pressure up but now I

know

> Cheney feels it " fries " the brain. The LAST thing I need is a fried

brain.

> (ugh) I do take Klonopin and have for many years to sleep better at

> night..not so many night time myoclonic jerks. I have had so many

symptoms

> over the years that I've been ill it's astounding to me, and I was

a RN. I

> am totally disabled and I do not collect disability because I

decided to

> stay home shortly after college to be a Mom. I got ill when I was

26 and had

> two small children. My illness has been progressive, that is, it's

getting

> far worse over the years. Here in Minnesota I can't find a doctor

that knows

> much at all about CFIDS or whatever they want to call what I have.

I've been

> on Valtrex for a year and a half now because the shingles will not

go away,

> they come back even if I miss a few pills. I now have been

diagnosed with

> thyroid problems which have not turned up on tests for many years.

The

> symptoms just got so horrible that the doctors could no longer

ignore it and

> a test shows I have non-Graves, non-Hashimotos' autoimmune thyroid

disease.

> Isn't that just typical? They find something wrong and it doesn't

fit into

> any category that is known! I'm at the end of my rope here. The

docs don't

> understand and it's an HMO state..and I'm stuck with insurance

> second-guessing every move the docs make. How does a person like me

ever get

> decent help??

> I'd love to go to Cheney or Lapp (the latter I had the opportunity

to meet

> at a CFIDS conference here in MN last fall). Meeting him made it

all the

> more difficult because he understood so much more than my doctors

do. In

> fact, all of the doctors that were there, Drs Gupta, and many more

(the

> group's name escapes me at the moment but they are all doctors

dedicated to

> working out what the heck this disease is and how to deal with it),

> understood what I was going through. That makes it even tougher to

deal with

> the local doctors that were not even interested enough to attend a

> conference that was meant to teach them. I suspect the docs here

have been

> influenced too much by the UK articles. (You all know which ones I

mean)

> Believe me, I've tried most things, in desperation, to regain just

a bit of

> my health to no avail. I am in a trial now that is working with gene

> mapping. I have no idea how that will work out and I'll never hear

exactly

> what my own blood showed, since I am now just a number in a

database that is

> not connected to me anymore.

> The only thing that helped me was a medical trial of IgG given IV.

> Apparently it did not help the majority of people in the trial so

it has not

> been approved to be given to people that have been given the

diagnosis of

> CFS. It did help me tremendously though, and I did get the real

thing. But,

> after the last infusion, I relapsed badly about 6 months later.

It's very

> hard to know there is somthing out there that can help me but I

can't have

> access to it.

> I'm sorry but I'm just letting off steam. I'm told over and over to

find

> another doctor but that is so hard and I've done that so many times.

> You all realize that I had this disease before it ever had a name.

I went

> through a lot and only got a " diagnosis " 9 years after falling ill.

Even

> then, the diagnosis was more of a curse than a blessing and it

continues to

> be that way. Even though I have shingles that will not go away and

have had

> recurrances of them for over 4 years now, I could not get in to see

an

> infectious disease doctor because I had the label " CFS " . One doctor

finally

> dropped the label and called it " refractory shingles " and I got in

to see

> one. As soon as they read " CFS " in my huge double chart, they

become distant

> and don't want to deal with me.

> I guess I just need access, somehow, to a good doctor that really

deals with

> this illness, at least in the form that I have it.

> How does one get to see doctors that are many states away when one

has no

> money to do so? Insurance will not cover the costs and my husband

and I are

> barely making ends meet as is.

> Life is hard, sometimes.

> farmygirl

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 8/7/2004 6:30:03 PM Pacific Daylight Time,

barb1283@... writes:

How do you find a good doctor for HIV?

Thanks

Barb,

You don't. Any doctor who treats HIV or calls himself an HIV expert is a

bumbling quack and should be avoided at all cost.

I'm sure most of them are well-intentioned, but sadly misinformed. They are

unknowing participants in the greatest genocide in all of history.

Ed

[Guest guest]

Barb,

Try to find an integrative health doctor, or a good homeopath. What state

are you in?

S.

In a message dated 8/9/2004 2:07:05 PM Pacific Standard Time,

aidsisover@... writes:

In a message dated 8/7/2004 6:30:03 PM Pacific Daylight Time,

barb1283@... writes:

How do you find a good doctor for HIV?

Thanks

Barb,

You don't. Any doctor who treats HIV or calls himself an HIV expert is a

bumbling quack and should be avoided at all cost.

I'm sure most of them are well-intentioned, but sadly misinformed. They are

unknowing participants in the greatest genocide in all of history.

Ed

[Guest guest]

Seems like there is eventually going to have to be a lawsuit against doctors

refusing to see patients who have vaccine exemptions consistent with state

laws. But don't look to me to do it!

See if there is a DAN doctor in the area and whether his/her practice is

limited to autism spectrum.disorders The AAPS (american assoc. of

physicians and surgeons) group of doctors are knowledgeable about vaccine

dangers/ injuries. Is there some way to get a list of MDs who are members

of the AAPS? There might be one in a nearby city. I would be interested to

see if there is one in my area as well.

Finding a doctor

> We finally get health insurance next week. So I started looking for

> a ped for my two children. It has not been an easy or fun process.

> We live in a small county with two peds. One the kids used to have

> (and needs to retire). So I called the other and explained that dd

> is not vaccinated. I wanted to know if he would aceept the kids as

> new patients.

> I called back today. The doctor doesn't feel comfortable seeing my

> kids because we would not follow his medical treatments or advice.

> The nurse told me that at every visit, the doctor is required by law

> to use scare tatics (well maybe that wasn't her words) and document

> the conversation. Because I made it clear that I am informed and

> don't want to listen to the lies, he won't see my kids.

> I know this can't be true. The kids currently see a PA and she has

> never talked to me about vaccinations. She knows where we stand and

> that is good enough.

> The reason why we want to find a ped and get away from the PA is

> because of where the PA works. It's impossiable to get an

> appointment when needed. I take the kids in there and there are

> always sick old people touching my kids. The PA never seems to

> remember the kids names. I have to tell atleast 3 people what the

> kids are being seen for. And the visit is long.

> So we want someone who is kid friendly. But having no luck. Any

> suggestions on what to say when calling doctors?

>

> Holly

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

<<So we want someone who is kid friendly. But having no luck. Any

suggestions on what to say when calling doctors? >>

I think what you said to the other doctor was perfect. You want to know

how they are going to be in the room with you and your children BEFORE

you get there, not during a visit and have him berate you in front of

your kids. I've been there, it isn't pretty.

Ohio

)0(~~~)0(~~~)0(

Mom to Brittany, born 8/31/93, dx'd-IDDM 5/28/01; , born 6/28/97;

and Shayna, born 6/1/00.

Vaccine free since 1999! See our site and get more vaccine info at

http://www.loonatics-fringe.com

For Ohio specific Vaccine Info - http://groups.msn.com/OhioVaxInfo/

[Guest guest]

What is a DAN doctor. I found one about 1.5 hours away. Maybe a little less than

that. I will contact them on Monday. Thanks for the info.

~`~Holly~`~

iel (5/96) & Jenavieve (5/02)

" It is not how fast we learn that counts. It is learning that counts. "

[Guest guest]

DAN stands for Defeat Autism Now I believe. I would think that these

doctors would be aware of vaccine dangers/injuries. That is why I said to

find out if his/her practice is limited to autism spectrum patients or not.

Re: Finding a doctor

> What is a DAN doctor. I found one about 1.5 hours away. Maybe a little

less than that. I will contact them on Monday. Thanks for the info.

> ~`~Holly~`~

> iel (5/96) & Jenavieve (5/02)

> " It is not how fast we learn that counts. It is learning that counts. "

>

>

[Guest guest]

Small update. I called the closest DAN doctor near me. He is 1.5 hours away.

Wasn't the friendliest person but perhaps he was busy. He is a general practice

doctor and see's everyone. He said he would have his office call me back so I

could ask questions.

~`~Holly~`~

iel (5/96) & Jenavieve (5/02)

" It is not how fast we learn that counts. It is learning that counts. "

[Guest guest]

However, family docs do ask about vax records(at least in Ohio) as they must

have a record for their charts. Some may be pushy, others not . Some may

not accept you as a patient and some will but then kick you out(as mine did)

I just read that some states will accept a ND (natuopathic Doctor) instead

of an MD or ped for insurance purposes.

Laurie>Oh

-- Finding a Doctor

Holly,

Forget the ped business - go for a family practice or a GP or even

an internist.

These other types of practice do not focus attention on

vaccinations. Don't even bring up the subject.

Jackie Noel

www.sagaciousairedales.com

www.sagaciousdogcountry.com

[Guest guest]

Hi Kristi, we got two evals within a one-month period. My son was diagnosed as severely autistic at 11 months old. The two devel peds were Dr. Bussey (678 560-3999) in Marietta and Dr. son-Lippitt (770 850-8588) in Smyrna. They both did a great job and wrote very good, comprehensive, descriptive evals. Dr. N-L tends to have a very long wait list, but just ask to be put on the cancellation list. We did this and ended up getting an appointment within 2 weeks.HtH, finding a doctor

Hello everyone I am new to the group and I am so excited that so many people are sharing so much information with each other. I do not have a child with autism. I do have a child with suspected ADHD, but he is still pretty small so we are taking the wait and see approach. I am a special ed preschool teacher in a North Georgia county and I am trying to help one of my new students' family find a developmental pediatrician in the Atlanta/Gainesville area so that he can be formally diagnosed. They have an appointment at the Marcus Institute, but evidently they only have one Dev Pediatrician and it will take over a year to get an appointment. Does anyone know a good dev pediatircian who can give an autism diagnosis. I evaluated the child last week to start our program and there is NO DOUBT in my mind that he is autistic. He was in my classroom for almost 2 hours,

and Never

acknowledged that I was even there. His mother knows that he is autistic, she just isn't able to find a good doctor who can help them. Anyone know anyone? Thanks Kristi Don't be flakey. Get for Mobile and always stay connected to friends.

[Guest guest]

Hi Kristi, we got two evals within a one-month period. My son was diagnosed as severely autistic at 11 months old. The two devel peds were Dr. Bussey (678 560-3999) in Marietta and Dr. son-Lippitt (770 850-8588) in Smyrna. They both did a great job and wrote very good, comprehensive, descriptive evals. Dr. N-L tends to have a very long wait list, but just ask to be put on the cancellation list. We did this and ended up getting an appointment within 2 weeks.HtH, finding a doctor

Hello everyone I am new to the group and I am so excited that so many people are sharing so much information with each other. I do not have a child with autism. I do have a child with suspected ADHD, but he is still pretty small so we are taking the wait and see approach. I am a special ed preschool teacher in a North Georgia county and I am trying to help one of my new students' family find a developmental pediatrician in the Atlanta/Gainesville area so that he can be formally diagnosed. They have an appointment at the Marcus Institute, but evidently they only have one Dev Pediatrician and it will take over a year to get an appointment. Does anyone know a good dev pediatircian who can give an autism diagnosis. I evaluated the child last week to start our program and there is NO DOUBT in my mind that he is autistic. He was in my classroom for almost 2 hours,

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acknowledged that I was even there. His mother knows that he is autistic, she just isn't able to find a good doctor who can help them. Anyone know anyone? Thanks Kristi Don't be flakey. Get for Mobile and always stay connected to friends.

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Hi I am formerly from the Gainesville Georgia area. We had to wait about 8 months to get into a Dev. Ped. anywhere we called! We went to Augusta to Dr. first , very good by the way and then about 8 mos. later we went to Macon Georgia for Dr. Young, also very good. I would make an appointment at a couple of places, if feasible, and see what comes first. GailKristi Autry <kja812002@...> wrote: Hello everyone I am new to the group and I am

so excited that so many people are sharing so much information with each other. I do not have a child with autism. I do have a child with suspected ADHD, but he is still pretty small so we are taking the wait and see approach. I am a special ed preschool teacher in a North Georgia county and I am trying to help one of my new students' family find a developmental pediatrician in the Atlanta/Gainesville area so that he can be formally diagnosed. They have an appointment at the Marcus Institute, but evidently they only have one Dev Pediatrician and it will take over a year to get an appointment. Does anyone know a good dev pediatircian who can give an autism diagnosis. I evaluated the child last week to start our program and there is NO DOUBT in my mind that he is autistic. He was in my classroom for almost 2 hours, and Never acknowledged that I was even there. His mother knows that

he is autistic, she just isn't able to find a good doctor who can help them. Anyone know anyone? Thanks Kristi Don't be flakey. Get for Mobile and always stay connected to friends.

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Hi I am formerly from the Gainesville Georgia area. We had to wait about 8 months to get into a Dev. Ped. anywhere we called! We went to Augusta to Dr. first , very good by the way and then about 8 mos. later we went to Macon Georgia for Dr. Young, also very good. I would make an appointment at a couple of places, if feasible, and see what comes first. GailKristi Autry <kja812002@...> wrote: Hello everyone I am new to the group and I am

so excited that so many people are sharing so much information with each other. I do not have a child with autism. I do have a child with suspected ADHD, but he is still pretty small so we are taking the wait and see approach. I am a special ed preschool teacher in a North Georgia county and I am trying to help one of my new students' family find a developmental pediatrician in the Atlanta/Gainesville area so that he can be formally diagnosed. They have an appointment at the Marcus Institute, but evidently they only have one Dev Pediatrician and it will take over a year to get an appointment. Does anyone know a good dev pediatircian who can give an autism diagnosis. I evaluated the child last week to start our program and there is NO DOUBT in my mind that he is autistic. He was in my classroom for almost 2 hours, and Never acknowledged that I was even there. His mother knows that

he is autistic, she just isn't able to find a good doctor who can help them. Anyone know anyone? Thanks Kristi Don't be flakey. Get for Mobile and always stay connected to friends.

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I took my sons to Dr Isadore Rubin in Atlanta 404-785-9855. They will need a referral, demographics etc. when they called me my boys had an appt in a few weeks. He has a private practice in Buckhead but its private pay and he does the clinic at CHOA at Spalding- they take medicaid and insurance. <pegapud@...> wrote: Hi Kristi,

we got two evals within a one-month period. My son was diagnosed as severely autistic at 11 months old. The two devel peds were Dr. Bussey (678 560-3999) in Marietta and Dr. son-Lippitt (770 850-8588) in Smyrna. They both did a great job and wrote very good, comprehensive, descriptive evals. Dr. N-L tends to have a very long wait list, but just ask to be put on the cancellation list. We did this and ended up getting an appointment within 2 weeks.HtH, finding a doctor Hello everyone I am new to the group and I am so

excited that so many people are sharing so much information with each other. I do not have a child with autism. I do have a child with suspected ADHD, but he is still pretty small so we are taking the wait and see approach. I am a special ed preschool teacher in a North Georgia county and I am trying to help one of my new students' family find a developmental pediatrician in the Atlanta/Gainesville area so that he can be formally diagnosed. They have an appointment at the Marcus Institute, but evidently they only have one Dev Pediatrician and it will take over a year to get an appointment. Does anyone know a good dev pediatircian who can give an autism diagnosis. I evaluated the child last week to start our program and there is NO DOUBT in my mind that he is autistic. He was in my classroom for almost 2 hours, and Never acknowledged that I was even there. His mother knows that he

is autistic, she just isn't able to find a good doctor who can help them. Anyone know anyone? Thanks Kristi Don't be flakey. Get for Mobile and always stay connected to friends. www.ourchurch.com/member/b/amyangel/ Fight Spam! Click Here!

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I took my sons to Dr Isadore Rubin in Atlanta 404-785-9855. They will need a referral, demographics etc. when they called me my boys had an appt in a few weeks. He has a private practice in Buckhead but its private pay and he does the clinic at CHOA at Spalding- they take medicaid and insurance. <pegapud@...> wrote: Hi Kristi,

we got two evals within a one-month period. My son was diagnosed as severely autistic at 11 months old. The two devel peds were Dr. Bussey (678 560-3999) in Marietta and Dr. son-Lippitt (770 850-8588) in Smyrna. They both did a great job and wrote very good, comprehensive, descriptive evals. Dr. N-L tends to have a very long wait list, but just ask to be put on the cancellation list. We did this and ended up getting an appointment within 2 weeks.HtH, finding a doctor Hello everyone I am new to the group and I am so

excited that so many people are sharing so much information with each other. I do not have a child with autism. I do have a child with suspected ADHD, but he is still pretty small so we are taking the wait and see approach. I am a special ed preschool teacher in a North Georgia county and I am trying to help one of my new students' family find a developmental pediatrician in the Atlanta/Gainesville area so that he can be formally diagnosed. They have an appointment at the Marcus Institute, but evidently they only have one Dev Pediatrician and it will take over a year to get an appointment. Does anyone know a good dev pediatircian who can give an autism diagnosis. I evaluated the child last week to start our program and there is NO DOUBT in my mind that he is autistic. He was in my classroom for almost 2 hours, and Never acknowledged that I was even there. His mother knows that he

is autistic, she just isn't able to find a good doctor who can help them. Anyone know anyone? Thanks Kristi Don't be flakey. Get for Mobile and always stay connected to friends. www.ourchurch.com/member/b/amyangel/ Fight Spam! Click Here!

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I believe his name is Dr Rubin. We used him as well at the private practice off Windsor Parkway and we're quite satisfied. Be sure to get on the cancellation list - that is how we got in quicker as well. Hampton <jenniferdoxakis@...> wrote: I took my sons to Dr Isadore Rubin in Atlanta 404-785-9855. They will need a referral, demographics etc. when they called me my boys had an appt in a few weeks. He has a private

practice in Buckhead but its private pay and he does the clinic at CHOA at Spalding- they take medicaid and insurance. <pegapud > wrote: Hi Kristi, we got two evals within a one-month period. My son was diagnosed as severely autistic at 11 months old. The two devel peds were Dr. Bussey (678 560-3999) in Marietta and Dr. son-Lippitt (770 850-8588) in Smyrna. They both did a great job and wrote very good, comprehensive, descriptive evals. Dr. N-L tends to have a very long wait list, but just ask to be put on the cancellation list. We did this and ended up getting an appointment within 2

weeks.HtH, finding a doctor Hello everyone I am new to the group and I am so excited that so many people are sharing so much information with each other. I do not have a child with autism. I do have a child with suspected ADHD, but he is still pretty small so we are taking the wait and see approach. I am a special ed preschool teacher in a North Georgia county and I am trying to help one of my new students' family find a developmental pediatrician in the Atlanta/Gainesville area so that he can be formally diagnosed. They

have an appointment at the Marcus Institute, but evidently they only have one Dev Pediatrician and it will take over a year to get an appointment. Does anyone know a good dev pediatircian who can give an autism diagnosis. I evaluated the child last week to start our program and there is NO DOUBT in my mind that he is autistic. He was in my classroom for almost 2 hours, and Never acknowledged that I was even there. His mother knows that he is autistic, she just isn't able to find a good doctor who can help them. Anyone know anyone? Thanks Kristi Don't be flakey. Get for Mobile and always stay connected to friends. www.ourchurch.com/member/b/amyangel/ Fight Spam! Click Here! Take the Internet to Go: Go puts the Internet in your pocket: mail, news, photos more.

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His name is Isadore Rubin.

Hi Kristi, we got two evals

within a one-month period. My son was diagnosed as severely autistic

at 11 months old. The two devel peds were Dr. Bussey

(678 560-3999) in Marietta and Dr. son-Lippitt (770 850-

8588) in Smyrna. They both did a great job and wrote very good,

comprehensive, descriptive evals. Dr. N-L tends to have a very long

wait list, but just ask to be put on the cancellation list. We did

this and ended up getting an appointment within 2 weeks.

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> Hello everyone

> I am new to the group and I am so excited that so many people are

sharing so much information with each other.

> I do not have a child with autism. I do have a child with

suspected ADHD, but he is still pretty small so we are taking the

wait and see approach.

> I am a special ed preschool teacher in a North Georgia county and

I am trying to help one of my new students' family find a

developmental pediatrician in the Atlanta/Gainesville area so that he

can be formally diagnosed.

> They have an appointment at the Marcus Institute, but evidently

they only have one Dev Pediatrician and it will take over a year to

get an appointment.

> Does anyone know a good dev pediatircian who can give an autism

diagnosis.

> I evaluated the child last week to start our program and there is

NO DOUBT in my mind that he is autistic. He was in my classroom for

almost 2 hours, and Never acknowledged that I was even there.

> His mother knows that he is autistic, she just isn't able to find

a good doctor who can help them.

> Anyone know anyone?

> Thanks

> Kristi

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> always stay connected to friends.

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> www.ourchurch.com/member/b/amyangel/

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> Fight Spam! Click Here!

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pocket: mail, news, photos more.

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web links.

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