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16 Jul 2019, 4:38 pm

I will be going to a neurologist to get help with my auditory processing disorder and autism more generally.


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16 Jul 2019, 7:11 pm

Do you have reason to believe that the neurologist you'll be seeing actually knows very much about autism? Many neurologists don't, alas.


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16 Jul 2019, 7:38 pm

How much does it cost?

My former counselor told me that the insurance only pays for two years of counseling

That's just sitting around talking

"Actions speak louder than words"

Find it hard to imagine that, the insurance will pay for a neurologist


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16 Jul 2019, 7:54 pm

Mona Pereth wrote:
Do you have reason to believe that the neurologist you'll be seeing actually knows very much about autism? Many neurologists don't, alas.

This neurologist is my best bet. Not a lot of doctors who specialize in autism around here.

Will find out in the beginning of August if he he knows stuff about asd or not.


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18 Jul 2019, 12:37 pm

shortfatbalduglyman wrote:
How much does it cost?

My former counselor told me that the insurance only pays for two years of counseling

That's just sitting around talking

"Actions speak louder than words"

Find it hard to imagine that, the insurance will pay for a neurologist


Or anything useful




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My insurance pays for doctors and tests and stuff but they dont cover therapies.

I am really hoping that they will be able to help. Other than that I suppose I could meet with an Audiologist.


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18 Jul 2019, 3:18 pm

"beggars can't be choosers"

Depends on how much you pay $$$$

Sometimes the insurance says, you can refuse a provider, but you can't take a different one

If the insurance tells me that I can't get a different psychiatrist, then that is fine with me

The psychiatrist had the nerve ask me mandated reporter screening question eight times in one hour

5150 is a deal breakers

Pretty reasonable


Its not like I demand respect or anything extreme


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