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jelibean
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| ajpmom wrote: | I would recommed Dr. Michael Chez with the Sutter Neurosciences Group in Sacramento, CA.
Both my boys see him and he is very good. He is also associated with the M.I.N.D. Institute at UC Davis. |
Brilliant!! I have two mums in CA who are desperate, that is really useful. I knew this thread was going to be a goldmine!!
For anyone in Cornwall England.........................Dr John Doe, St Austell, Sedgemoor Centre. Consultant Child Psychiatrist who knows his stuff and is VERY NICE and gentle with both parents and children!
Many thanks for everyones's contribution. Come on the rest of the world, wherever you are and if you are happy or UNHAPPY then this is the place!!
Great work everyone. Keep it up. I don't think there is anywhere else on the net that has this very valuable information.
To all those who are not sure, try the AQ test on line. Google in Prof Simon Baron Cohen AQ TEST. It is not DIAGNOSTIC but will give an idea! It is free!
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Emen
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| Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2008 3:28 pm Post subject: |
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Hi there,
This topic is is a great idea.
I'm in New Zealand and can't recommend any clinicians personally.
It may be of interest to fellow kiwis though, that I recently went to an education conference where a very well known (in NZ) Kiwi clinical psychologist, Nigel Latta, was speaking.
To paraphrase - he said he wouldn't dream of diagnosing ASD because he didn't know enough about it, yet there were people out there who knew a lot less than him and who were diagnosing it all the time. He also said that there were only a couple of people in NZ competent to diagnose ASD. So kiwis beware.
As well, he said that psychological testing was a waste of time for ASD and that all that was needed for a diagnosis was an assessment by an Educational psych. and a neuropsychologist. Interesting eh? |
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Saffy
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| Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2008 6:49 pm Post subject: |
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| I would be pretty wary of a Ed psych in NZ doing an ASD diagnosis, ( although I can think of one that I work with who would do a good job ) there are no objective tests for ASD, the closest is the ADOS, ( which is still subjective ) and that is only just beginning to be used in NZ. I know in Dunedin there are varying levels of competency in clinicians of all areas. I would also like to suggest that Nigel Latta, is not familiar with every clinician in the country, and saying there are only 1-2 competent is just not correct. I did not see his name on the list of people that attended the last Autism NZ conference. In saying that he has indeed demonstrated that he is not competent to make a diagnosis. |
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Emen
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Just to clarify, my point was that people without appropriate experience and training are diagnosing ASD. Obviously, within every profession there are varying levels of competence.
Nigel Latta suggested that both an Ed. psych. and a Neuropsych. assessment were needed for an accurate diagnosis, not either/or.
You are correct, Saffy, in saying that Dr. Latta is not competent to make an ASD diagnosis, which is exactly why he doesn't do so. It is a pity that others don't always have the insight to recognise their limitations in this regard.
I merely thought that these words from someone working in psychological medicine, particularly his reference to types of assessment, might be of interest to other parents. |
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zen_mistress
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| Emen wrote: | Just to clarify, my point was that people without appropriate experience and training are diagnosing ASD. Obviously, within every profession there are varying levels of competence.
Nigel Latta suggested that both an Ed. psych. and a Neuropsych. assessment were needed for an accurate diagnosis, not either/or.
You are correct, Saffy, in saying that Dr. Latta is not competent to make an ASD diagnosis, which is exactly why he doesn't do so. It is a pity that others don't always have the insight to recognise their limitations in this regard.
I merely thought that these words from someone working in psychological medicine, particularly his reference to types of assessment, might be of interest to other parents. |
I am from New Zealand and I am being referred to a clinical psychiatrist perhaps. I dont know what the name is, and I dont think I would publish it here anyway. But I feel there are some good people here in New Zealand. One thing about New Zealand is that it does try very hard to keep up with the rest of the world.
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FrogGirl
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| I didn't see Nebraska on there. |
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Jenk
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| Hello everyone. My daughter has undiagnosed Aspergers and had a VERY bad experience with a psychologist last year (although he was the one that brought up Aspergers which we had never heard of so he did one good thing!). She is absolutely terrified of being labelled but has said that she needs a diagnosis before the age of 21 (in February). Is this right and if so why? |
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jelibean
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Hiya Jenk,
Where in the world are you? Sometimes depending on location ages of DX and services are limited. It may be that after 21 it is more difficult to get a Dx OR help.
Don't let you daughter be put off. Our family have found that once you are diagnosed life is a lot easier. At least we know what we are dealing with! Well that is how I have found it anyway! And once you realise that you are not alone and amongst thousands and thousands......literally, life doesn't seem that lonely anymore.
Do keep in contact, anything we can help with just yell. Tell your daughter to embrace who she is and learn about her special gifts and talents that undoubtably she has. Don't take what your professional said to heart. I have heard worse! Keep the faith and keep up the great work. |
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