I must first start off writing that recently my ex took Phoebe to see a “Behavioral Psychologist” that we both agreed might be a good idea. For once, I did not attend the meeting- and let him take her. We were looking for help on medications and how to treat behaviors and deal with them on a daily basis. Maybe, just maybe, this doctor would have something profound to say. The visit was in October, and I received the report on Friday. It was one page, and then attached to this one page were copied documents on how to give Time-Outs, use 1-2-3 Magic, and another common method for behaviors. Not to sound condescending, but REALLY??? The report was on how we need to implement these strategies. I’m not a genius, but I do have a degree, and have been dealing with THIS child for 12 years now. You don’t think I’ve tried this? Time-outs have never worked with her, as she has the attention span of a flea, and 1-2-3 Magic was comical as she would consistently wait until I got to 3 to even attempt to do what I was asking- making me look ridiculous. I am not sure what I expected, but I guess I wanted this doctor to look at OUR daughter and her case, and then come up with a few ideas. If he couldn’t, I would have been more impressed with a suggestion of..”take her here”, or “we don’t really know.” As a parent of an autistic child who has been to Yale Autism Clinic, Central Michigan Behavioral Clinic, 2 Psychologists, 2 Psychiatrists, a Neurologist, and Endocrinologist, a Pediatric Gynecologist, and an ABA Therapist – to name a few…I think that I must have the answers, and it’s time that I figure out what works best for her on my own. There is no exact answer when the spectrum is as large as it is.