Re: Developmental Pediatricians

[Guest guest]

Dani:

Read your email to Amber. My son may have apraxia and sensory integration.

We are looking for a Doctor to help us out. Any references you can give us

for our area?

Bollig

Phoenix AZ

[ ] Re: Aspergers and Apraxia??

> Hi Amber,

> The criteria for dx'ing AS (Asperger's Syndrome) and HFA (High Functioning

Autism) are very similar. The one deciding " trait " between the two is the

prescence of a speech delay before the age of three. A person with a speech

delay before the age of three would not receive a dx of AS but more likely

would be considered HFA (if found to be on the spectrum at all).

>

> Was it the school that suggested that Hunter has AS? This is something

that should be looked into by a Developmental Ped., Ped. Neurologist or

Neuropsychologist not by the school or his therapists as they are not

qualified to make such a dx. If you need to find someone within these

specialties just post your location to the list and I'm sure you'll get a

bunch of great references.

>

> Good luck. An accurated dx can do wonders in getting the proper therapy in

order to help our children succeed.

>

> Hope this helped,

> ~Dani~

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

You and I couldn't be much farther apart and still be in the same country, lol!

I'm all the way in Long Island, NY but I may have some resources for you to

check out that I found on the web.

Two names that kept popping up everywhere were Dr. Robin Blitz and Dr.

Kessler and both are from St. ph's Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix.

Their website said that you should contact Maricopa County Medical Society at

(602)252-2015 for referrals to specific physicians. I also came across

Scherzer, M.D. listed as a dev. ped. in sdale. Her # is (480)951-3066. You

may also want to contact the Southwest Autism Research Center and ask them for a

reference in your area. Their medical director, Raun Melmed M.D., is a dev. ped.

(I don't have a number for them. I believe they are located in Phoenix.)

I hope this helps. I wish you the best of luck in finding a physician that best

suits your needs. Let us know how your search turns out so we can pass the

references on to others in your area.

~Dani~

> We are looking for a Doctor to help us out. Any references you can give us

> for our area?

>

> Bollig

> Phoenix AZ

[Guest guest]

Hi do you know any great developmental doctors in Long Island or New York? I

a going to be going to Dr. Agins in April, and believe me nothing is to good

for my 4 year old girl, but she does request $800.

Also does anyone know of a good wheat and gluten free bread?

[Guest guest]

dani

checked in variety preschool and there are no bi-lingual italian/english

teachers for your friend's child. sorry. the social worker says she doesn't

know of any program on the island that has one. hope she can find one,

somewhere.

lori

[Guest guest]

A good GF/CF bread is found from Deland Bakery in Deland, Florida

1-386-734-7553

They bake their own breads and they have yeast free as well. They also

carry hotdog and hamburger buns and Raisin and Apple/cinnamon Rolls.

They have been the best I have found so far. A loaf of bread runs

around $2-3 dollars, its the shipping that kills you. If you can get a

group of people and get a large order, they will give you a special

discount price.

I bought 10 loaves or so and froze them. Their website may be

www.delandbakery.com

Good Luck,

Amy Gurss

LDelaneu@... wrote:

> Hi do you know any great developmental doctors in Long Island or New

> York? I

> a going to be going to Dr. Agins in April, and believe me nothing is

> to good

> for my 4 year old girl, but she does request $800.

> Also does anyone know of a good wheat and gluten free bread?

[Guest guest]

Hi Lori,

Thanks a bunch for checking. I'll pass the info along.

~Dani~

> dani

> checked in variety preschool and there are no bi-lingual italian/english

> teachers for your friend's child. sorry. the social worker says she doesn't

> know of any program on the island that has one. hope she can find one,

> somewhere.

> lori

>

[Guest guest]

My son is a patient of Dr. Agin and she is well worth the money. To be

honest with you, her rates are much lower than many other doctors I've heard

her. Also, my school district knows her name and an evaluation and

recommendation by her was all I needed to get my son all the services (and

more) than I wanted. Good luck with whatever you decide.

Lynaugh

[Guest guest]

I wholeheartedly agree. Dr. Agin is worth every penny. Without her

intercession on my son's behalf this year, I would not have gotten the

additional speech services he most definitely needed. My school--and integrated

program in NYC public preschool for children with speech and OT issues--would

not help me and she came with me to an IEP meeting which we recalled and she

fought like a tiger for Adam! I adore this women, she knows her stuff and she

sees the things you see but stopped talking about cause everyone told you that

you were a nut.

Adam is doing great and has been recommended for regular kindergarten with

additional speech and OT services on the side. If you can do it, go see Dr.

Agin, she is worth it.

Nina Fuchs

Re: [ ] Re: Developmental Pediatricians

My son is a patient of Dr. Agin and she is well worth the money. To be

honest with you, her rates are much lower than many other doctors I've heard

her. Also, my school district knows her name and an evaluation and

recommendation by her was all I needed to get my son all the services (and

more) than I wanted. Good luck with whatever you decide.

Lynaugh

[Guest guest]

I would have to recommend Dr Rubin, He is in my opinion the best around.

Just try looking up his name over the internet you will find his credentials.

He has two locations...One is on Windsor PKWY in Atlanta.

[Guest guest]

I have used Dr. Sonya Bussey. She is not DAN and she is not

aggressive with bio-medical treatments, but she will write

prescriptions that you ask for and monitor your child's physical

health as appropriate for those medications. I also took my ds to

Dr. for dental care. He was gentle and very willing to

work with ds, who had to sit on my lap in the exam chair in order

for Dr. to look inside his mouth. The work had to be done

under general anesthesia. When my insurance would allow, I took ds

to East Cobb Pediatrics (BTW all of these docs are in East Cobb

cty). We started in 1991, there, with Dr. Montana. He has

since retired, but the rest of the staff has worked really well with

ds.

> I am trying to gather information for a family who has two

children with

> autism and two children who have significant developmental

delays. The children

> are ages 2, 3, 4 and 5; the family lives in Dekalb County,

specifically in the

> Stone Mountain area. The mother is willing to travel to other

surrounding

> areas for good doctors. She is looking for a developmental

pediatrician who takes

> insurance. I had suggested Dr. Weintruab but she was told that he

does not

> accept insurance. She also is looking for a regular pediatrician

who is good

> with children with special needs for sick visits, check-ups, etc.

She would

> like to find a dentist who is good with children with special

needs as well.

> Any other resources you think would be helpful to her are

appreciated as well.

> Please send information directly to my email address because I do

not always

> have access to the listserv. Thank you for your help!

>

> Christie Berthelsen

> Pre-K Special Education Teacher

> ABA therapist/consultant

[Guest guest]

Hi! Below is a list of developmental pediatricians in the Atlanta area and

whether or not they will file insurance and/or accept Medicaid. My own

personal recommendation is Dr. Rubin. I like his conservative approach to

medicating

kids, the fact that he accepts Medicaid and that he shows genuine concern for

the kids and their families. We used to see another but have been much happier

since switching to Dr. Rubin several years ago.

___________________________

A developmental pediatrician specializes in treating children with an

additional specialization of treating children with developmental delays.

Successful

early identification of developmental disabilities requires the pediatrician

to be skilled in the use of screening techniques and of developmental

surveillance, to actively see parental concerns about development, and to create

linkages with community resources and interventions. Below is a list of some

Atlanta

area developmental pediatricians who are uniquely qualified to diagnose and

treat children with developmental delays.

Dr.

Woodlawn Developmental Pediatric Center

1121 Ferry Rd, Suite 225

Marietta, GA 30068

678-560-3999

(will file insurance and accepts Medicaid)

Dr. son-Lippitt

Children's Habilitation Center

2400 Herodian Way, Suite 150,

Smyrna, GA 30080

770-850-8588

(does not file insurance and only accepts Medicaid for children under 2)

Dr. Amy Pakula

The Marcus Institute

1605 Chantilly Drive, Suite 100

Atlanta, GA 30324

404-321-0393 ext. 100

(will file in-network insurance and accepts Medicaid)

Dr. Rubin

Developmental Pediatric Specialists

776 Windsor Parkway

Atlanta, GA 30342

404-303-7247

(will file insurance and accepts Medicaid)

Dr. Alan Weintraub

Developmental and Child Behavioral Associates, PC

5635 Peachtree Parkway, Suite 120

Norcross, GA 30092

770-416-6428

(will not file insurance and does not accept Medicaid)

[Guest guest]

We also see Dr. Rubin and have been extremely pleased. I love how he gives 110% undivided attention when it comes to my child, (all his patients). He is never in a hurry to get out of the room. The last time that we saw him he kept pictures that Ethan had drawn...to put up in the office. He also comes down to Gainesville once or twice a month, I not sure. He sees patients at the Babies Can't Wait office. Yet, you still have to make an appointment with the office in Atlanta, even is you would rather go to Gainesville, (they schedule all appointments through that office). Call and check him out, we think that he is great.

mother of Ethan, age 3, dx pdd, the sunshine of my life.