DS5's Paed has a brilliant reputation. He has done LOADS of pioneering work in many fields (not physical green fields, i mean the medical ones ) he was one of the team who discovered the protein which caused C.J.D. Has found the gene which causes one of the cancers of the colon. Discovered the method of finding the 'blue babies' (newborns with cetain heart conditions) at birth. Apparently he has 3 papers being published this week, and is often featured in the B.M.J. and many more besides. Incidentally as a result of this reputation hes good to have on board as he clicks his fingers and everyone else jumps! Referrals get done quickly, appts arrive, people just seem to try harder.
However...
When we first took DS5 to see him (well actually the second time, the first was for FTT) for total lack of developement, we said we felt sure he had Autism. He denied it and said what a lovely chap he was (yes he is, that doesnt mean he isnt autistic). 18mths later... We have seen Paed 3/4times this past couple of months for varying things and each time he has said 2 things: A) Oh, you have 5 boys/sons? and looks quite surprised and almost pleased(!?!) AND ALSO B) "has autism been mentioned? what do you think?"
The paed is retiring next year, and i think he may have memory problems - after all, it is unusual to have 5 sons, and even with all the patients he has, you would think that after 18mths of seeing us he may start to remember? and that i shouldnt have to remind him (it always crops up, ie does he have older brothers?) He DOES remember and almost talk fondly of DH when hes not there (DH was still growing at age 21, way after puberty had finished which is very unusual apparently), so he remembers some bits about us.
So i wonder wether hes trying to tell us that he thinks that DS5 HAS autism, or wether hes forgotton that he may have already mentioned it several times already and is wondering wether or not i still think he is. I know no-one can answer this with any certainty at all, its just been bugging me.
Again incidentally i do think that DS5 has autism, but not a 'pure' or classic autism, i think it may be as a co-morbid condition of something else. as he has LD and GDD too. Sorry for the ramble, just wanted to vent.
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Is my DS's Paed losing the plot?
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misscutandstick · 13/02/2009 08:13
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