Guest guest Posted January 21, 2007 Report Share Posted January 21, 2007 Just wondering about any dev. pedis inMA. Any suggestions? We have a great pedi but I have been told that a dev. specialist can help with diagnosis. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2007 Report Share Posted January 22, 2007 hi, i am not from mass but from new england anyway. i am from new hampshire . i have you tried children's hospital of boston? i know of people from here that bring their children there for specialized healthcare. they are one one of the number one choices to send children in my area. the other two are dhmc (CHaD) in Lebanon, nh. ( they are awesome i go there all the time with my son. their dev peds are good.) the otther one is fletcher allen healthcare in burlington, vt. all three are rated the top in childrens hospitals in new england. Where exactly in mass are you located? Jeanne Berlin,NH mommaofcrn <mommyof4angels@...> wrote: Just wondering about any dev. pedis inMA. Any suggestions? We have a great pedi but I have been told that a dev. specialist can help with diagnosis. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2007 Report Share Posted January 22, 2007 Hello, I am from Massachusetts. We just took our son to Children's Boston Hospital. He saw a developmental Ped. and a Psychologist. They definitely know their stuff. However, they don't believe in the biochemical treatment for apraxia (but will tell you to do whatever you feel is best for your child). They believe in the traditional therapies (PT, OT, Speech, ABA...). But they will give you a precise diagnoses if that is what you are looking for. The waiting list is long. I believe we waited about 7 months to get in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2007 Report Share Posted January 22, 2007 Where are you in MA? North Shore Children's had some great people we worked with. I would involve an entire team - not just one person. (just my opinion). If you are near Salem Hospital, I'll dig out my contact information. > > Just wondering about any dev. pedis inMA. Any suggestions? We have a > great pedi but I have been told that a dev. specialist can help with > diagnosis. > Thanks! > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2007 Report Share Posted January 22, 2007 We were done with our evaluation at North Shore Children's hospital when Boston Children's called to see if we were still interested in being on their waiting list. We had been on their list 6 months before we listed with NSChildren's. The staff was excellant and compassionate and we didn't have the time to wait around. We also started the process with Mass General - - and all I can say is do not waste your time. It is the same corporation as North Shore Children's but all I can tell is that people make all the difference and the people at MGH have been around way too long. I was horrified. THeir pre-eval eval was 15 minutes in an old dev ped office. He declared that we did not need a dev eval - just speech. I tol him that we had a speech eval and they recc the dev eval and he said they were wrong. It is definitely a crap shoot in terms of who you get to do the eval. > > Hello, > > > I am from Massachusetts. We just took our son to Children's Boston > Hospital. He saw a developmental Ped. and a Psychologist. They > definitely know their stuff. However, they don't believe in the > biochemical treatment for apraxia (but will tell you to do whatever > you feel is best for your child). They believe in the traditional > therapies (PT, OT, Speech, ABA...). But they will give you a precise > diagnoses if that is what you are looking for. The waiting list is > long. I believe we waited about 7 months to get in. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 23, 2007 Report Share Posted January 23, 2007 I am from Westfield, Massachusetts (near Springfield - about 1 1/2 hours away from Boston). Boston Children Hospital took about 3 hours observing and testing my son. They had blocked out 4 hours but he totally shut down and they felt they had enough. They had us (just the parents) come back a week later for the results. > > > > Just wondering about any dev. pedis inMA. Any suggestions? We have > a > > great pedi but I have been told that a dev. specialist can help with > > diagnosis. > > Thanks! > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 23, 2007 Report Share Posted January 23, 2007 We are closer to Western Mass but will go to Boston or Worcester for doctors as we have many times for my son in the past. Springfield is easiest but not necessary. I spoke with our ST again and we are waiting a bit before getting a diagnosis and I am making an apt with the ped after her next typanagram to discuss everything. I just wish that we could get a true hearing test to rule out all hearing issues! > > > > Hello, > > > > > > I am from Massachusetts. We just took our son to Children's Boston > > Hospital. He saw a developmental Ped. and a Psychologist. They > > definitely know their stuff. However, they don't believe in the > > biochemical treatment for apraxia (but will tell you to do whatever > > you feel is best for your child). They believe in the traditional > > therapies (PT, OT, Speech, ABA...). But they will give you a > precise > > diagnoses if that is what you are looking for. The waiting list is > > long. I believe we waited about 7 months to get in. > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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