Thread:Mollxty/@comment-34343471-20190719184458/@comment-34343471-20190720230125

My son stopped being physically aggressive when he was around 7 much to our relief. It was like living in Hurricane Katrina for five years. His first visit to the dentist was very difficult. I called various pediatric dentists to find one would who would be OK treating an autistic child. After a number of calls, I found one. My son threw a terrible tantrum during the visit but we all got through it. What is interesting here is that same dentist was being blasted on an autism forum which I hadn't joined yet. I guess this dentist handled a situation poorly the previous year and the mom was furious. The mom said he was rude, unhelpful and not accommodating and I have no reason to doubt her. She never forgave him. But I really appreciate that he made some changes and agreed to see my son. He has been wonderful and my son has been going there since he was four. Insurance is always a challenge. We had to go to a different state to get my son diagnosed. The insurance wouldn't cover most of the facilities in Massachusetts so we ended up being sent to a Brown University facility in Rhode Island. Since Brown has a very good reputation I agreed. How exhausting though. I must have spent 50 or 60 hours on the phone and preparing paperwork before I got offered this appointment by the insurance. The Brown University facility was in this ratty and run down building. But the staff were very professional, intelligent and knowledgeable. And when I went to get services from our school district, they agreed to just about all the recommendations without hesitation because it was "Brown." I had no idea having an Ivy League School facility diagnose my son would make a difference.