Re: Uncouth, uneducated physicians

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My son is currently suffering from viral conjunctivitis in both eyes,

exacerbated by his inability to keep his hands from his face because

it's a " sensory issue " for him.

I called the nurse at the weekend clinic. She says, " Just make sure

he keeps his hands from his face, that's important. " To which I

reply, " He's a 6 yr old Aspie, and with 100% supervision, it is still

nearly improbable that I could keep him from pestering his eyes,

unless I opt to put gloves on his hands in which case I have to listen

to his incessant screaming because for him that's a worse sensory

issue than the itchy, tearing eyes. "

She says, " Oh. Well, just do your best then. "

As if I'm doing a half-a$$ed job right now? lol

Jennie

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Hugs. My son is a whistler. I was calling one day to reschedule my doctor's appointment; Neil kept coming around me whistling and the phone was not portable. The receptionist said " I don't know what that irritating noise is but I am having trouble hearing you (with an attitude)" Well I snapped that time, told her " That is my autistic son you insensitive b**** " and hung up on her. When my son lost half a finger the doctor had to cast his entire arm to keep him from pulling out the stitches, but I was insistant that I wouldn't be able to keep him from pulling at them. MarilynJennie <jehknees3kids@...> wrote: My son is currently suffering from viral conjunctivitis in both eyes, exacerbated by his inability to keep his hands from his face because it's a "sensory issue" for him.I called the nurse at the weekend clinic. She says, "Just make sure he keeps his hands from his face, that's important." To which I reply, "He's a 6 yr old Aspie, and with 100% supervision, it is still nearly improbable that I could keep him from pestering his eyes, unless I opt to put gloves on his hands in which case I have to listen to his incessant screaming because for him that's a worse sensory issue than the itchy, tearing eyes."She says, "Oh. Well, just do your best then."As if I'm doing a half-a$$ed job right now?

lolJennie

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LOL! I'm sorry, I shouldn't be laughing but that really IS funny

because my son is the same way, but he's a hummer, not a whistler.

And yes, the " professionals " we deal with in the medical field are

absolutely clueless and often carry a holier-than-though attitude,

receptionists included. I dumped a neurologist because she wasn't

even remotely understanding of my son. Now tell me, how does a

pediatric neurologist get to be such a professional without having

awareness to adequately work with autism spectrum patients who have a

neurological disorder?!

My new philosophy on doctors is this:

If I leave your office

1. angry

2. crying

3. carrying my son who is having a tantrum because of a sensory

issue that was exacerbated by an unprepared nurse or physician

then I'll be transferring my records to a doctor and/or office that

understands. Period. And yes, I paid that blasted neurologist's

office to have my son's records copied so I could take them with me.

Jennie

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Did the OT have any suggestions? My ADHD daughter wears a glove every

night. But I doubt and OCD HFA could deal with that. I'll bet your

OT will know a trick or two, if nothing else s/he can commiserate with

you that the doctor was clueless about sensory issues! lol

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My 10 month old sucks on her fingers and she got a blister from

sucking so hard. It popped and then got all nasty. I was about to

take her to the Dr. when it began to clear up. So I asked the nurse

the next time I was in the office what I should do if it happened

again. Of course, I couldn't put medicine or a band-aid on it. Her

reresonse was to put some antibiotic ointment on it and try to keep

her fingers out of her mouth. Again, that is rediculous! How am I

supposed to do that through naps and everything. Sometimes I think

they need to count to ten and think about what they're going to say

before they say it!

Anne Marie

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> My son used to be a thumbsucker...which equals...pinworms...I was

actually told that I needed to teach him to stop sucking his

thumb...uhhh..yeah...and how did he propose that I teach my OCD HFA

child? no answer... I guess medical school doesn't teach tricks??

hmm...

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I have asked the doctor before if there was something that I could put on it that would not harm him if he got it in his mouth, maybe a home remedy or something. MarilynAnne Marie <eallcorley@...> wrote: My 10 month old sucks on her fingers and she got a blister from sucking so hard. It popped and then got all nasty. I was about to take her to the Dr. when it began to clear up. So I asked the nurse the next time I was in the office what I should do if it happened

again. Of course, I couldn't put medicine or a band-aid on it. Her reresonse was to put some antibiotic ointment on it and try to keep her fingers out of her mouth. Again, that is rediculous! How am I supposed to do that through naps and everything. Sometimes I think they need to count to ten and think about what they're going to say before they say it!Anne Marie>> My son used to be a thumbsucker...which equals...pinworms...I was actually told that I needed to teach him to stop sucking his thumb...uhhh..yeah...and how did he propose that I teach my OCD HFA child? no answer... I guess medical school doesn't teach tricks?? hmm...> > ---------------------------------> TV dinner still cooling?> Check out

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I have asked the doctor before if there was something that I could put on it that would not harm him if he got it in his mouth, maybe a home remedy or something. MarilynAnne Marie <eallcorley@...> wrote: My 10 month old sucks on her fingers and she got a blister from sucking so hard. It popped and then got all nasty. I was about to take her to the Dr. when it began to clear up. So I asked the nurse the next time I was in the office what I should do if it happened

again. Of course, I couldn't put medicine or a band-aid on it. Her reresonse was to put some antibiotic ointment on it and try to keep her fingers out of her mouth. Again, that is rediculous! How am I supposed to do that through naps and everything. Sometimes I think they need to count to ten and think about what they're going to say before they say it!Anne Marie>> My son used to be a thumbsucker...which equals...pinworms...I was actually told that I needed to teach him to stop sucking his thumb...uhhh..yeah...and how did he propose that I teach my OCD HFA child? no answer... I guess medical school doesn't teach tricks?? hmm...> > ---------------------------------> TV dinner still cooling?> Check out

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we had an appliance put in his mouth when he was nine. he stopped sucking his thumb...then he went into braces on his front four teeth a few months ago to start bringing them in..they were out so far. nothing else worked..

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