We are finally being heard. Kind of. Demanded a referral last week and ended up with an appointment with Dr Kotegal. He assured us this isn't normal. Finally!! We couldn't have handled another "Wait it out" approach. Family Med has gone out of their way to ignore our concerns and make us feel crazy. Our daughter will be 2 next week. She came into this world wild and screaming and hasn't stopped. Thrill seeker, sleeps 5-7 broken and restless hours in a 24 hour period, jumps constantly, always in motion, struggles with physical contact, colic that lasted past a year, terrible eater, always frustrated, becoming aggressive, starting to hit herself, tantrums that last for hours, can't self sooth...to name a few concerns. But she meets most of the baseline questions on the autism screening tool as yes or sometimes. Anyone who spends 5 minutes with her, including Dr. Kotegal, says she doesn't present as autistic. I agree. Mostly. I mean, something is definitely wrong.

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