[Andrea Neuls]

Hello everyone,

I recently talked to a woman who may have a son with mild autism. Although I've met him I certainly can not and will not diagnose anyone. He does has irregullar play and finds it hard in social situations.

This mother of 2 has had some suspicions for some time but her husband up to this point has not been very supportive. She recently had her son "assessed" by a trusted GP but she was told to wait until kindergarten for a definitive diagnosis! (there may be some hyper-activity maybe…)

My experience with many loving parents (and lovable children) has been that the "wait a little longer" speech has been very damaging. This all too familiar speech has been a source of blame and guilt for many parents. To make a long story short it sent some pretty angry alarm bells off for me.
My advice was to think about seeing a doctor that might have more knowledge and experience with autism.

SO my question to you folks is… Who could she see that is knowledgable and well informed when it comes to potential high functioning autism? She lives in Surrey but distance is not a factor.

Please email me any names and numbers of clinicans that are not on leave. (I was told that Dr. Delevie is on leave.)

my email is RSMNeuls@hotmail.com
and I will be checking this chat board as well.

Thanks so much,

andrea neuls <

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