need a warm, compassionate, and engaging child psychiatrist for our "complex" child
We are in search of a psychiatrist for our child, age 10, who has been described by specialists of all kinds as having a "complex case." Our child has ADHD, ASD, depression, and atypical mood presentation, which makes it very challenging for our child to fit into any neat box. We have already had one mismatch with a psychiatrist who was very cold to neutral, which we as adults found off-putting, and who really activated our child's anxiety and made working with this psychiatrist untenable for our family.
We are looking for someone who is warm, engaging, and deeply knowledgeable about prescribing meds for kids who have WAY more than one thing going on. Also (obviously) she or he needs to be accepting new clients, as we have already been on this journey for way too long without the right psychiatric help.
Many thanks.
Parent Replies
Karen Sprinkel has held my son's hand since he was eight. I think honestly she saved his life. Now at 26, they are still in touch. Finding a therapist for this tender age can be difficult. I am eternally grateful for her. karen_Sprinkel [at] yahoo.com
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You might try Dr. Paul Abrinko in Oakland -- %20PaulMD [at] PaulTAbrinkoMD.com (PaulMD[at]PaulTAbrinkoMD[dot]com) •(510) 496-6014 •
We have friends whose son had multiple conditions and were really happy working with him. He helped us too, but we only had one issue.
I recommend Dr. Lisa Hardy in San Ramon (well worth the drive from Oakland, in our case). 925-362-3861
She’s just wonderful in every way. I don’t know whether she is taking new patients or not, but it doesn’t hurt to ask!