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What should I ask the doctors and therapists treating my autistic child?

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Just as professionals ask many questions, so should you. Remember, no questions you have regarding your child are trivial or unimportant. You may want to ask some of the following questions of the physicians and therapists:

  • What are my child’s strengths? How can they be maximized?
  • What specific activities or interventions should I do at home?
  • What kind of testing and evaluations should my child have?
  • Why should my child have these tests and evaluations?
  • How is each test or evaluation performed?
  • How will the results influence my child’s intervention or treatment?
  • Can you put me in touch with another family you are currently working with?
  • Do you have any articles or resources on autism or autism spectrum disorders?
  • Can I have a copy of your report? How soon will it be until I receive it?

Source: Center for Autism & Related Disabilities (CARD)

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