Good string of doctors lately

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Registered: 04-07-2003
Good string of doctors lately
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Thu, 02-01-2007 - 8:58pm

I had to take 8yo AS ds to a podiatrist today to get an ingrown toenail removed. When filling out the new patient info, I wrote a note about ds having Asperger's and being hyper sensitive to pain. The doctor was soooooooooooo good with ds. Even tho' ds was completely freaked out about getting his toe attended to (AS dh had told ds a horror story of when dh got his own ingrown toenail out -- I was not happy about that one!), the doc was so, so patient, trying different things to calm ds and being careful about what things he said in front of him. I ended up having to seriously bribe ds to get him to cooperate, and once he realized it WASN'T going to be painful like dad said (the doc used numbing cream & a cold spray before giving ds a shot of local anesthetic), he was cooperative. It took so long getting ds calmed down, though, that the doc was way behind schedule, but he was still great with ds.

It seems like the last several docs we've seen (podiatrist, emergency care physician, orthopedist, & of course the neuropsych team) have been just everything I could want in someone to work with ds. I think our own pediatrician is pretty crappy with her understanding of AS and how to interact, but everyone else has just been delightful. It has sure made a difference in how smoothly these appointments have gone! I just hope our run of luck never ends!

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Registered: 12-22-2003
Thu, 02-01-2007 - 9:06pm

It has been my experience that a lot of doctors are probably on the spectrum themselves. So, now that autism information is more readily available to them, they recognize themselves in what goes on in a lot of ASD kids, and therefore, they are more patient. Or, they do just the opposite...they realize that they're "on the spectrum", get angry because nobody ever game them a break, and therefore, are exceptionally rude to kids with an ASD Dx.

Amy

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