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eddie1
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09 Jan 2010, 7:39 am

Next week is my first appointment with a physiologist after being referred
from my primary care doctor. Anyone want to comment on things to expect
or stories of when you went or started.

...and yes I'm anxious about the whole thing...



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09 Jan 2010, 8:28 am

I'm sure if you use the search engine at the top here you will find a lot of stories about evaluations and other diagnostic fun. I know my journey to diagnosis is in there.


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09 Jan 2010, 5:04 pm

A psychologist? If this person does not specialize in autism be prepared for an array of misdiagnosis-es or being referred again.



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09 Jan 2010, 5:19 pm

I'm sure that things will go well, and remember, autism is not the end of the world. 8)


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09 Jan 2010, 9:14 pm

buryuntime wrote:
A psychologist? If this person does not specialize in autism be prepared for an array of misdiagnosis-es or being referred again.


The doctor does specialize in ASD/ADD etc. Originally was referred to a psychiatrist that did not.