FML : Today, I spoke to a highly recommended therapist for my special-needs child. After 45 minutes of describing our challenges, heartbreaks and other very...

Today, I spoke to a highly recommended therapist for my special-needs child. After 45 minutes of describing our challenges, heartbreaks and other very personal information, she told me that her schedule was permanently full. But she invited me to go through the phone book to find someone else. FML

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OP here - uh, no. You are making things up out of whole cloth. I would never self-diagnose my kid. We have been through years of trying to get the best help we can find, and that does not include charlatans, vaccine-deniers and the internet. Try again.

By Hi_Five - / Thursday 3 December 2015 20:48 / United States - Wake Forest

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By slaybastian | 18

#6477081 - Friday 4 December 2015 9:21

Why would she even speak to you in the first place if she knew she was full? Way to waste your time, esp for something that's so delicate. I hope you find someone better.

By Kuibe | 18

#6477082 - Friday 4 December 2015 9:22

That's really unprofessional I can't see why they are highly recommended. I hope you find a good therapist to help you with your kid. Special need therapists can be really great if you get a good one. I know this because I use to see one for medical related anxiety problems... Best of luck OP.

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By Zarcissa | 34

#6477080 - Friday 4 December 2015 9:20

Thats unfortunate, I hope you find someone who has time to listen.

stingray112 | 24

#6477245 - Friday 4 December 2015 15:55

I've never understood why people think it's beneficial to tell OP what he/she should have done since there's nothing he/she can do about it now

By slaybastian | 18

#6477081 - Friday 4 December 2015 9:21

Why would she even speak to you in the first place if she knew she was full? Way to waste your time, esp for something that's so delicate. I hope you find someone better.

Naith | 14

#6477123 - Friday 4 December 2015 11:03

The therapist wasn't full they just didn't want to deal with OP.

Mpii | 11

#6477209 - Friday 4 December 2015 14:41

That's just the problem. In the field of therapy the therapist seems to be one of the best ones around. "Someone better" will be hard to find. However somebody who's nicer would be great.

By Kuibe | 18

#6477082 - Friday 4 December 2015 9:22

By 91hayek | 31

#6477083 - Friday 4 December 2015 9:24

Maybe she needed all that information to make a decision? Still, if she wasn't free she could have made a recommendation or referred you to someone she knew based on all that information. She of all people should know how hard it is for parents trying for their kids and that any help is welcome.

smallandroid | 26

#6477088 - Friday 4 December 2015 9:32

If she "needed to make a decision", she didn't need to lie and say she was fully booked. No matter what, that therapist handled the situation extremely poorly.

By Siehnados | 17

#6477090 - Friday 4 December 2015 9:37

Too many negative votes, comment buried. Show the comment

Indianboy9321 | 25

#6477130 - Friday 4 December 2015 11:24

You're a dick dude.

Siehnados | 17

#6477141 - Friday 4 December 2015 12:01

Too many negative votes, comment buried. Show the comment

Mathalamus | 23

#6477234 - Friday 4 December 2015 15:29

It's still a dick move.

smallandroid | 26

#6477285 - Friday 4 December 2015 17:41

Then she could have said that the child was outside her area of expertise. No need to lie about that, it's perfectly acceptable and understandable for a therapist who doesn't think they're fully equipped to take someone on to be honest about that.

Siehnados | 17

#6477452 - Friday 4 December 2015 23:38

I'm not defending the therapist here, I'm just saying it might have been out of her depth and she didn't want to admit it. She should have said so tho.

XxDanno316xX | 27

#6477457 - Friday 4 December 2015 23:51

Just stop.

countryb_cth | 38

#6477668 - Saturday 5 December 2015 7:56

You put special needs in quotes and that made you come off like you think OPs lying.

By restinpepperonis | 13

#6477092 - Friday 4 December 2015 9:39

Damn thats unprofessional

By Tripartita | 44

#6477098 - Friday 4 December 2015 10:10

Too many negative votes, comment buried. Show the comment

DanCastellaneta | 17

#6483712 - Sunday 13 December 2015 4:54

Uhhhh.... No, just... no.

By Omfgitsmia | 15

#6477100 - Friday 4 December 2015 10:13

Permanently full? I'd be pissed at whoever recommended her unprofessional ass. She definitely could have referred you to a collegue better fit for your child's needs before letting you go through the trouble of all that explaining. Sorry OP. I hope you find the help you need.