Guest guest Posted May 27, 2004 Report Share Posted May 27, 2004 > >Reply-To: autism-georgia >To: autism-georgia >Subject: DAN! doc >Date: Thu, 27 May 2004 14:21:02 -0000 > >Has anyone ever seen Dr. son-Lippitt in Smyrna? We have been >on her waiting list for a very long time. Currently we are seeing >Dr. Tanner in Lawrenceville. I don't know if there would be any >benefit in changing now that she has an opening. >Thanks!!!! > > Do any of these doctors take insurance? How long is a waiting list, too? I was looking at going to this doctor, but it was WAY out of our price range. I was so mad! , I like your email address. is my son's and husband's name. Sheila Villa Rica, GA _________________________________________________________________ Stop worrying about overloading your inbox - get MSN Hotmail Extra Storage! http://join.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200362ave/direct/01/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 17, 2004 Report Share Posted September 17, 2004 The expense is one reason I think we have to work for early dx and help with the medical expense of "recovering" these kids. It is a tremendous expense all at one time and most families cannot afford it....but if we look at the life span of our child and how much we have to spend to just keep the going (sometimes....I do know that each child is different as are each parents expectations and hopes). If the government would look at the dollars that they will have to put out over the life time of a person with autism and use some of that money as soon as the child is dx'd to help them biomedically we might get them on the ladder to being at the highest potential possible for them and them be able to skip some of the steps along the way (i.e., some kids talk after chelation/which would eliminate some speech therapy). Does this make sense to anyone else but me? We wish we had know about chelation when Wynn was first dx'd and had been chelating while he was getting ABA...I think it would have worked faster. What I am saying is that if we could clean up the child biomedically and supplement them so that they could use the nutrition they get from foods and supplements (be able to absorb it) then go from there with behavioral, speech and OT the children could make more progress faster... Just the thoughts of a Nana! H. Cale Vice President, Unlocking Autism -home office -toll free www.unlockingautism.org NanCale@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 17, 2004 Report Share Posted September 17, 2004 Do any of these doctors take insurance? How long is a waiting list,> too? I > > was looking at going to this doctor, but it was WAY out of our price> range. > > I was so mad! , I like your email address. is my> son's and > > husband's name.> > > > Sheila> > Villa Rica, GA> > Sheila,, I too am in Villa Rica, what age is your child? Maybe we can network out here!! "What's right is greater than what's wrong, and what's wrong we can take on together.""The success of a child is the measure of the adults who surround him."Thanks,Gretchen House Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 17, 2004 Report Share Posted September 17, 2004 I definitely agree! You are absolutely 100% correct! > > The expense is one reason I think we have to work for early dx and help with > the medical expense of " recovering " these kids. It is a tremendous expense > all at one time and most families cannot afford it....but if we look at the > life span of our child and how much we have to spend to just keep the going > (sometimes....I do know that each child is different as are each parents > expectations and hopes). If the government would look at the dollars that they will have > to put out over the life time of a person with autism and use some of that > money as soon as the child is dx'd to help them biomedically we might get them > on the ladder to being at the highest potential possible for them and them be > able to skip some of the steps along the way (i.e., some kids talk after > chelation/which would eliminate some speech therapy). Does this make sense to > anyone else but me? > > We wish we had know about chelation when Wynn was first dx'd and had been > chelating while he was getting ABA...I think it would have worked faster. > > What I am saying is that if we could clean up the child biomedically and > supplement them so that they could use the nutrition they get from foods and > supplements (be able to absorb it) then go from there with behavioral, speech and > OT the children could make more progress faster... > > Just the thoughts of a Nana! > > > > > > H. Cale > Vice President, Unlocking Autism > -home office > -toll free > www.unlockingautism.org > NanCale@a... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 17, 2004 Report Share Posted September 17, 2004 I definitely agree! You are absolutely 100% correct! > > The expense is one reason I think we have to work for early dx and help with > the medical expense of " recovering " these kids. It is a tremendous expense > all at one time and most families cannot afford it....but if we look at the > life span of our child and how much we have to spend to just keep the going > (sometimes....I do know that each child is different as are each parents > expectations and hopes). If the government would look at the dollars that they will have > to put out over the life time of a person with autism and use some of that > money as soon as the child is dx'd to help them biomedically we might get them > on the ladder to being at the highest potential possible for them and them be > able to skip some of the steps along the way (i.e., some kids talk after > chelation/which would eliminate some speech therapy). Does this make sense to > anyone else but me? > > We wish we had know about chelation when Wynn was first dx'd and had been > chelating while he was getting ABA...I think it would have worked faster. > > What I am saying is that if we could clean up the child biomedically and > supplement them so that they could use the nutrition they get from foods and > supplements (be able to absorb it) then go from there with behavioral, speech and > OT the children could make more progress faster... > > Just the thoughts of a Nana! > > > > > > H. Cale > Vice President, Unlocking Autism > -home office > -toll free > www.unlockingautism.org > NanCale@a... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 17, 2004 Report Share Posted September 17, 2004 In other states the government does pay for a lot of services. In NJ, all ABA is paid for through the schools, parents have little to no cost out of pocket. It isn't even a question, when a child gets diagnosed, they are immediately refered to the school system for therapy services. That is why I get frustrated here where everyone has to pay out of pocket or battle with their insurance companies. I have known several families who had moved to NJ specifically for that reason, which I don't think is right. I think if it is the same country, people ought to be entitled to the same rights everywhere. You shouldn't have to go bankrupt, and we shouldn't all have to pay for the life long care of all autistic people (and the numbers go up every year). I know that you are doing the best things for your kids. This other stuff is just my opinion. > However, right now the government isn't paying for it, and I am sorry I love my children, but we are not going to go bankrupt because of biomedical treatments and blood work that haven't been truly proven. Besides we are responsible for our children not the government. Just my opinion. > > > Re: Re: DAN! doc > > > > The expense is one reason I think we have to work for early dx and help with the medical expense of " recovering " these kids. It is a tremendous expense all at one time and most families cannot afford it....but if we look at the life span of our child and how much we have to spend to just keep the going (sometimes....I do know that each child is different as are each parents expectations and hopes). If the government would look at the dollars that they will have to put out over the life time of a person with autism and use some of that money as soon as the child is dx'd to help them biomedically we might get them on the ladder to being at the highest potential possible for them and them be able to skip some of the steps along the way (i.e., some kids talk after chelation/which would eliminate some speech therapy). Does this make sense to anyone else but me? > > We wish we had know about chelation when Wynn was first dx'd and had been chelating while he was getting ABA...I think it would have worked faster. > > What I am saying is that if we could clean up the child biomedically and supplement them so that they could use the nutrition they get from foods and supplements (be able to absorb it) then go from there with behavioral, speech and OT the children could make more progress faster... > > Just the thoughts of a Nana! > > > > > > H. Cale > Vice President, Unlocking Autism > -home office > -toll free > www.unlockingautism.org > NanCale@a... > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 17, 2004 Report Share Posted September 17, 2004 : Yes. Our son was actually on two meds, and we have just weened him off of one of them. He had no return to difficult behavior by coming off of the one med. I think Dr. son would like eventually for him to come off of the other one, but we have a long way to go with the DAN protocol still, and she wants to wait until we are further down that path. The other thing that I like about Dr. son, by the way, is that all of the supplements that she has recommended we can buy from our local Vitamin Shoppe or Kirkman's Labs. She sells some supps at her office, but always says, buy them elsewhere or her, it doesn't matter to her. Dr. Hicks always wanted us to buy from him, and actually wouldn't always give us a complete list of what he was going to send- he'd just send it off with a charge card receipt for two or three hundred dollars each time! Re: Re: DAN! doc , I agree with you. Though I think meds, for our family, were not the first choice by a long shot, there came a time when they were necessary for the child to live in the family. Hopefully, as the child progresses the meds can be eliminated to one degree or another. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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