My child was diagnosed with ASD by a developmental/behavioral pediatrician, who we continue to check in with throughout the year. And have been for nearly two years now. I’ve heard some MAT friends mentioning their neuropsych as the one who diagnosed and/or works w their family. Is there a distinct difference in why you’d choose one specialist VS another? Is it age related, do these specialists work in tandem, etc.? Any perspective, very interested to know!

My daughter is 2.5. She got diagnosed with autism at 19 months by a neurologist. We are currently doing ABA, OT, ST, PT, biomedical treatments, gluten/casein free diet and attend music and a mommy class. I'm wondering if I should take her to a developmental pediatrician. Our DAN doctor told us she has moderate autism and agree, but would like to see what the developmental pediatrician would say. I don't know if she does other assessment that would give me more information about my child.

Do you know of any developmental pediatricians in NYC? I have tried to find one and have had no such luck. I need a new pediatrician. I have medicaid so they would need to take that. If you can help me, that would be fantastic! Thank you!

My son has had full evaluations by teams of therapists and school psychologists that started with developmental delay and more recently changed to Autism. We are blessed that he receives amazing therapy and supports in school, but does an educational diagnosis of Autism qualify to be able to use health insurance for any outside therapies we may want him to do? and how about benefits once he ages out of the school system? Is a private diagnosis required? We plan on getting that done in the… read more

Moving to northern Georgia in the summer. Does anyone know if any good schools, public or private for a 12 year old with ASD NOS? Anything would be helpful. Thank you.

I have been told so see a pediatric neuropsychiatrist, a psychiatrist, a psychologist, etc. I am thinking of trying to get SSI for my son, but he does not carry the "official" diagnosis of Aspergers. I don't even know where to start looking for these types of doctors and doubt there are any in my immediate area, anyway. I am close to Los Angeles,though.

Because we have recently moved, and the doctor who diagnosed my youngest with mild ASD didn't give us any paperwork on it, we're having to go through the diagnostic procedure all over again. Emma finally had her evaluation today, and it was a GOOD day, so she was actually relatively calm about things, and interactive. I told the evaluator about it, but after she saw Emma for a few minutes she came out of the room and told me she's absolutely not autistic because she is able to speak. She also… read more

I have 4 years of experience as an RN, all of my experience being in Intensive Care (ICU). Although I love my job, I cannot ignore this incredible urge to seek out and help our children on the autism spectrum. Does anyone know what kind of positions may be out there for nurses? I've considered school nurse and psychiatric inpatient care... These jobs just don't seem to pinpoint the level of help I feel I have the power to give.
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Any opinions on which is better to take your child to and to guide parents over the long term, developmental pediatrician or pediatric neurologist?