Trenna Sutcliffe, M.D.

Yeah, you try to create your team. But the thing is, I talk to families all the time. This is so stressful for a parent who's in a situation like this because they don't know anything about this. They could be highly educated. And then we're talking about families who actually, if you speak a different language and don't have higher education, this is a disaster.

Yeah, you try to create your team. But the thing is, I talk to families all the time. This is so stressful for a parent who's in a situation like this because they don't know anything about this. They could be highly educated. And then we're talking about families who actually, if you speak a different language and don't have higher education, this is a disaster.

But even for families who are well-educated, trying to understand and quarterback this, basically you need a quarterback to help you decide, is this ABA helpful or not? Should I be focused on speech and language therapy or ABA therapy right now? What should I be advocating for at my IEP meetings? You really need someone to help you with that roadmap. So we need to help families more with that.

But even for families who are well-educated, trying to understand and quarterback this, basically you need a quarterback to help you decide, is this ABA helpful or not? Should I be focused on speech and language therapy or ABA therapy right now? What should I be advocating for at my IEP meetings? You really need someone to help you with that roadmap. So we need to help families more with that.

I think of myself as a Sherpa sometimes, guiding people along this journey, and it's the roadmap. Every year we pivot and turn. Where should we spend more time? Is it in social skill groups? Is it speech therapy? What should we be asking for? And so your question is like, yeah, this is hard to find. And so if you can't find it, You're looking for somebody. It may not be a doctor.

I think of myself as a Sherpa sometimes, guiding people along this journey, and it's the roadmap. Every year we pivot and turn. Where should we spend more time? Is it in social skill groups? Is it speech therapy? What should we be asking for? And so your question is like, yeah, this is hard to find. And so if you can't find it, You're looking for somebody. It may not be a doctor.

It might end up being a really good ABA therapist or a psychologist in your community who can help connect you. There are state programs.

It might end up being a really good ABA therapist or a psychologist in your community who can help connect you. There are state programs.

So one thing is that you make sure that they have the philosophy, one size does not fit all. So that is key, is that this person needs to understand personalized care and that they don't just give the same treatment recommendation, same thing to every single child. It's not black and white. So you need to make sure that that provider is flexible in their thinking and their treatment approach.

So one thing is that you make sure that they have the philosophy, one size does not fit all. So that is key, is that this person needs to understand personalized care and that they don't just give the same treatment recommendation, same thing to every single child. It's not black and white. So you need to make sure that that provider is flexible in their thinking and their treatment approach.

so that they can provide individualized care is one. Two would be that they would be proactive in helping you create some sort of team. So it may not be a team like I have under one roof, but they're open to the idea of collaboration meetings with the child's speech therapist or teacher

so that they can provide individualized care is one. Two would be that they would be proactive in helping you create some sort of team. So it may not be a team like I have under one roof, but they're open to the idea of collaboration meetings with the child's speech therapist or teacher

So someone who is open to it, but will also be proactive in arranging collaboration meetings, maybe once a season. Three would be, I think someone who has skills in, I mentioned the parent training piece. I think that's a really important piece. It's not just parent education. It actually is parent training because I've seen that really make a difference.

So someone who is open to it, but will also be proactive in arranging collaboration meetings, maybe once a season. Three would be, I think someone who has skills in, I mentioned the parent training piece. I think that's a really important piece. It's not just parent education. It actually is parent training because I've seen that really make a difference.

Yeah, this is the journey. This isn't a quick thing. This is years. This is a journey. And the whole point is to have it integrated and generalized in the child's life. We were just talking how ABA in some structured clinic, that's not our goal. The goal is to have a child showing us these skills in real life, in their real life, in their classroom.

Yeah, this is the journey. This isn't a quick thing. This is years. This is a journey. And the whole point is to have it integrated and generalized in the child's life. We were just talking how ABA in some structured clinic, that's not our goal. The goal is to have a child showing us these skills in real life, in their real life, in their classroom.

Before I answer that, I'm just going to emphasize. So kids who come to my clinic with ADHD often come to me, not always, but often come to me because it was a little bit more complicated than straightforward.

Before I answer that, I'm just going to emphasize. So kids who come to my clinic with ADHD often come to me, not always, but often come to me because it was a little bit more complicated than straightforward.

Yes. If it was straightforward, hopefully their pediatrician can manage it.

Yes. If it was straightforward, hopefully their pediatrician can manage it.