As most of the regulars on here know, my son what is now called Intellectual Disabilities (we called it mental retardation back in the day). For years we were with Kaiser and they actually NEVER put a diagnosis down for him so I have been trying to get one so that he can continue to get the helps that he needs, pretty much in life.
I tried a couple of years ago to get this done, then ended up in the hospital and from then on severe asthma and the bad mom in me dropped the ball on getting the diagnosis. It is crazy that they need this info in the first place since they have all the school paper work to verify but I guess since he leave the school system in May 2021, they have to have this.
When I took him in to see a doctor at the place we are going to now, he saw a "roving" doctor and she wouldn't sign anything as she felt uncomfortable doing so. What a bitch, yes, I said that.
Then I called later to see what the doctor's office needed to get his regular doc to sign it....the idiot told me that didn't think they did that there and would have someone call me back. They never did. With everything going on with my health and my daughter's issues, again bad mom didn't follow through.
Today, we had a virtual meeting and they told me they would even have a rep. call the doctor if this was needed. That they had to have this diagnosis ASAP for my son to continue receiving services.
So I called the doctor's office ready to do battle, after all, I have the IQ tests that show he is below 70% and that his basic school tests are at a 2nd grade level (he froze at this point). The woman I spoke to said she will have his doctor call me, get the info I have, then tell me what he needs to sign the diagnosis, should be completed by the end of the week.
I got off the phone and almost cried at how easy it was. Just pray that it stays that easy!!!
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