So we went for Katie's testing with what was
supposed to be a developmental pediatrician today. This was
supposed to take all day. We went there and the Dr. comes out and ask if Katie would be
ok in the waiting room by herself. Of coarse not. I told him that wasn't a good idea and that she would be fine in the office with us. He asked me a few questions about her history and family history. (note: Katie was being a brat). Then he gives me paper work and says he will take her into the room next to where I was and try to give her an IQ test. He was gone for a total or five minutes at the most and I could hear him the whole time. He comes back and says he doesn't have any testing that he can do for her. He says she needs tested on an infant level. I inform him that she might be on the infant scale for speech but nothing else. I also tell him that she is very
intelligent and that people who don't know her don't understand that because she doesn't talk. I peeked into the room he was testing her in and all that was in there were some papers on the desk and a clock. What kind of testing does he think he is going to do with that. Anyway he confirmed that he thinks she has
ADHD and should be on medication for it. I am going to have to think about this for awhile. I left there mad because he acted like my daughter was severely mentally R*******.
Obviously he hasn't worked with
Downs kids before and does not have patients. Well at least we are on a waiting list for another doctor to be tested.