Developmental Pediatrician -First Appointment

I made the call in February. I was then told, ok, we will slot you in.. the next available slot will be in Oct 29th. 

and my reply was none other than, "Of course, I would love to have that slot!"

It was utmost important that I have Jaden to go have a go-see with Dr Ranjini, who is a developmental pediatrics. I have procastinated on this matter since 2011 when all of Jaden's therapists had asked me to arrange an appointment with her and ask for a proper diagnosis for that ass of a Dr Quack in Taman Desa was nothing but a Quack, a Fraud and best of all, to put a label on him, a conman who is out there to milk money off helpless, desperate parents.

I actually called up Baby and Beyond, the clinic in Bangsar Village II, which Dr Ranjini does go to. I opted for that clinic instead of Sunway Hospital is because, first, its a hospital. Second, its in Sunway and I rather head on to Bangsar anytime. 

One Wednesday, the clinic called us and asked if I would be able to go in the next day as they have a cancellation and I am next on the list. 

I answered YES without hesitating, hear what the lady had to say to me -what to bring (med certs/immunization cards/tests) and then after we hung up the call, I started to panic.

Oh dear! Jaden was not on his best behavior for quite some time now. Its been about 2 weeks since hes on a complete rebel mode, monster mode.. whatever negative mode you can think of, he is that!

but still, I would not give up on this meeting.

We went in the next day, just Jaden and I and after filling up the necessary forms, it was our turn to enter the room. 

Dr Ranjini -first impression of her. She is a very approachable lady, someone whom you will NOT dislike at first sight and is very kid-friendly, somehow a sternness somewhere but it was all good. She asked, she listened, she observed, she tried to engage him in play and work only to be met by a boy who prefers to jump down from her chair, rummage her table instead of the table set out for him. Obsessed with certain puzzle pieces, trying to squeeze into her couch, hopefully he can just blend right in or something like that. 

He was not the compliant boy that I used to know. He showed a bit of temper when asked to do work or coming for tabletime. *sigh*

There are times when he will have his eye contact looking at things earnestly, like when Dr Ranjini took out a ball and played ball with him.. 

After one hour in the room, the boy decided he had enough and opened the door by himself and went out to the reception area by himself.

Luckily there were no other patients or family around, so she allowed him to go out and we carried our conversation by the door, keeping an eye on him while we chatted on. 

What I like about Baby and Beyond clinic is that their main glass door is locked and could only be opened with the buzzer so it really felt safe and that they have a big bus that the children can play pretend as a bus driver, a big play house... Jaden? He was interested in the big glass window looking out and also the brochures. Trust me, when we left the clinic, it looked as if the tornado hit the brochure shelves. 

It was a very reasonable fee she charged us for that 1.5hr session compared to Dr Quack. I really hope karma will hit him back on prowling on parents like us. Dr Ranjini informed us that she will be sending the report in a week or two, so now we are waiting again, for her diagnosis.

Whatever it is, I would think I am alright with it by now as I have come to terms about my son's condition. So with this report, it would only really be a guiding light for me on which issue I would want to address first and work on...