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Second opinion

Griffbags

Hi

Has anyone asked for a second opinion on their child and been given a second opinion even though the consultant has not seen or spoken to the child?

We asked with regards to my grandson and we have now been told that we have the second opinion but the consultant only saw and spoke to us so we are puzzled as to how they can possibly make a judgement about whether my grandson has ASD or not, based only on what we said and the reports they had from the other consultant?

Thanks. Undecided

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  • Hi - we asked for a second opinion regarding our son after being 'fobbed off' for a couple of years by the local consultant.  I actually went to the GP with a list of people I would be happy to give the second opinion.  I was lucky to have a great GP who fought our corner and I got one of those individuals.  We had to wait - in total about a year from referral to diagnosis but I believe people wait a good deal longer.  For the second opinion my son was given a very comprehensive assessment by several different professionals.  So no, I don't think a chat with a consultant who hasn't met your grandson equals an adequate second opinion.  It certainly makes up part of that assessment but not the whole - well not in my experience anyway.  Hope that helps.

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  • Hi - we asked for a second opinion regarding our son after being 'fobbed off' for a couple of years by the local consultant.  I actually went to the GP with a list of people I would be happy to give the second opinion.  I was lucky to have a great GP who fought our corner and I got one of those individuals.  We had to wait - in total about a year from referral to diagnosis but I believe people wait a good deal longer.  For the second opinion my son was given a very comprehensive assessment by several different professionals.  So no, I don't think a chat with a consultant who hasn't met your grandson equals an adequate second opinion.  It certainly makes up part of that assessment but not the whole - well not in my experience anyway.  Hope that helps.

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