Re: Metabolic Tests - Doctor Recommendation

[Guest guest]

does he have any digestive issues?

have you a hair test?

are there malabsorbtion and immune issues?

there is no single metabolic cause and to get results you have to

shoulder the knowledge burden yourself as medicine certainly doesn't

have it.

> Hi, everyone. My son had 2 abnormal results come back on an amino

acid

> profile and the doctor we see at Children's Hospital in Boston

showed it to

> the metabolic experts there and they didn't feel that any

additional testing

> was warranted. My husband and I would like a second opinion and I

was

> wondering if anyone could recommend a metabolic doctor in the

Boston area

> that preferably has experience with autistic children.

>

> Thanks so much!

>

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I was

> wondering if anyone could recommend a metabolic doctor in the

Boston area

> that preferably has experience with autistic children.

I don't know if you have any experience with Dr. Hubbuch in Newton,

she's a DAN doc, - she is currently booking into August so you may

want to get on the list and pray for a cancellation- she is also

cheaper than others in our area (her wait list is long beacause she

has a lot of exp. in chelation and she is nice) I know other DAN

docs in the area are taking new pts within 6 weeks.

e-me off line if you want numbers etc.

Jen

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You can also check with the Marino clinic in Cambridge or see Dr.

LaCava (Dan doc) out in West Boylston (suburb of Worcester...45

miles west of Boston)...

> I was

> > wondering if anyone could recommend a metabolic doctor in the

> Boston area

> > that preferably has experience with autistic children.

>

> I don't know if you have any experience with Dr. Hubbuch in

Newton,

> she's a DAN doc, - she is currently booking into August so you may

> want to get on the list and pray for a cancellation- she is also

> cheaper than others in our area (her wait list is long beacause

she

> has a lot of exp. in chelation and she is nice) I know other DAN

> docs in the area are taking new pts within 6 weeks.

> e-me off line if you want numbers etc.

> Jen

[Guest guest]

>>>>My husband and I would like a second opinion and I was wondering

if anyone could recommend a metabolic doctor in the Boston area

> that preferably has experience with autistic children.

A second opinion is always a good check. Most of the books and sites

most likely aren't going to tell you what you want to know (although

they might be interesting). You need someone who is well qualified in

metabolic testing to look at your child's test results...not just

some name on a list that isn't screened for any type of quality.

How about contacting the Massachusettes General Hospital and asking

for someone to look at metabolic testing results. Tim Buie and some

others work with autism issues and although they might not be

metabolic specialists, they might have someone on their team that is.

The address and phone listed are:

55 Fruit Street

Boston, MA 02114

Phone: (617)726-2930

I heard a talk by Dr. Ted Page a couple years ago. He spoke on

metabolic disorders and autism. You might be able to fax the results

and chat on the phone...long-distance consult. I couldn't find any

recent contact for him besides he worked at the University of

California, San Diego Medical Center.

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