Was the doctor thorough enough?Could use advice!!

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I've been in this group about 2 weeks and have been reading all

of the messages and have replied to the ones that I had experience

with. But I keep reading about all of these tests that have been

done and all these drs appts and I'm really starting to wonder if my

son's dr was even close to thorough! Here's how it happened. My son

was supposed to see one dr (developmental pediatrician)but she had

car problems so after waiting for 30 minutes the nurse said that one

of the other drs (also the medical director for that clinic)appts

canceled and would it be ok for me to see him instead. Since it took

3 months to get this appt in the first place I agreed. He came in

asked me what was going on I told him that my son (who is 10) was dx

ADHD when he was 7 and had been on a number of meds that either did

not help or made him completely lethargic and that I had recently

learned of and had done some research on Asperger's and that it

really seemed like my son. He told me I was very smart for doing so

and that it was what my son has. When I tried to explain what my son

is like he cut me off and said that he already knows what he is like

because he had studied AS in Sweden before it was known in the US.

He said that he was in agreement with me and the sooner I understood

that the better. He had my son draw a picture of himself as he sees

himself with all his parts, told me he should have 27 parts

(my son)drew 15. He then had him read a book about a man going

through his routines then asked him what it was about. put it

the same way I just did. He showed me a diagram of his brain and

explained that he only uses the initial thought not the outer layers

which is deep thought. Told me he wasn't going to do brain scans or

anything like that because thousands of other kids with his

condition had already been through them and there was no difference.

He did have blood drawn to check for thyroid problems etc.Although I

have not recieved the results yet. All of this after he had made me

and both cry. I told him I'm tired of being misdiagnosed

and not getting the right kind of meds. At the end of the appt he

said that he apreciated my emotions that it showed that I cared

about my son.(DUH) Not to mention the fact that I had to get up and

reach over him to get to the kleenexes myself, when I was crying. He

put him on different meds, when the nurse asked if he wanted to

continue seeing us himself or the dr we were supposed to see he said

we were his patients that we had to be and set up his next appt for

3 months down the road. He said to sign a medical release at his

school and he would send them his full report. And call if I have

problems with the meds. Sorry for the long message but I'm just

not sure if everything that needs to be done for him is being done

and was hoping for some input on this. I know there are several drs

in the group and was hoping they might be able to find time to let

me know if this is the routine procedures to dxing a child with AS

or anything else for that matter or if I should take him elsewhere

or just request more testing be done. 's 10 already and having

a hard time handling not having any friends at school and I would

rather find out now rather than later if he has other issues we need

to be dealing with. Also the school had me fill out a Short Sensory

Profile but is this something the dr should have done also. 3 months

just seems like a long time between his dx and his second appt.

Again sorry so long and any replies would be helpful. Thanks so much

Alisha.