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Thank you for offering so much help.
I am writing to let you know that the mother(from Canada) who contacted you about her son and how she couldn't get a referral from her pediatrician. Unfortunately her situation is not unique (I am in Canada too). I have a friend who had the same problem with her doctor and the diagnosis was delayed because of the that.
My friend waited for the good will of her family doctor when she could have very easily any referral she wanted from any other doctor. Here we can visit any clinic (where we can see a doctor without a prior appointment-first arrived first served basis) and we can have any referral we wanted (that is how i got mine).
I don't know where in Canada Ashley is. Good luck to her and thank you on her behalf for your kindness.

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Wow,

You are an incredibly kind person.  Thank you so much for sending along this information.  I'm going to pass your message along right away.  And I'm sure it's going to help countless others as well.  How wonderful that you took the time to write this message.

Wishing you all the best.

Jene Aviram
http://www.nlconcepts.com

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How do you know if your child has autism? If you're concerned about your child's behavior and would like to know if they're symptoms of autism, I can help you. If you need behavior and parenting strategies, I have many suggestions and ideas to help you. I can also help you with questions on ABA therapy. I cannot answer biomedical questions.

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I am one of the co-founders of Natural Learning Concepts, a manufacturing company for autism and special education materials. I am an author and writer and my work on the autism spectrum is frequently published by many organizations and renowned magazines. My son has Aspergers and my nephew has autism.

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Autism/Aspergers Digest Autism Society of America Autism Today Issue Spirit Magazine The Autism Perspective Magazine Yahoo News Parenting Magazine

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My original background and education is computer network engineering. A turn of events led me to switch careers in early 2000 when my passion and driving force became helping people on the autism spectrum. I then co-founded a successful company that helps people on the autism spectrum every day.

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