1. What are the primary medical specialties in which you were originally trained (e.g., pediatrics, family medicine)?
Naturopathic healthcare; including detoxification protocols, hoemeopathic, botanicals, nutritionals, phenolics, etc.
2. Approximately how many individuals with autism have you treated, and what is the age range?
Approximately 300 ranging from 1 year to 28 years old
3. Do you usually have a waiting list?
We book new patients within 2 months at the most, even if it requires us re-scheduling others.
4. On the average, how long do you spend face-to-face with a new patient for an initial consultation?
3 hours
5. After the first consultation, what is the average length of an appointment?
1 hour
6. Are your patients advised to use special diets such as GF/CF, SCD, low-oxalate, etc.?
Yes
7. Can you collaborate with other specialists we will be dealing with (e.g., gastroenterologists)?
Yes
8. Are you willing to collaborate on treatment and testing with a child’s pediatrician if he/she is receptive?
Yes
9. Do you or anyone in your office speak languages other than English?
No
10. Are you willing to offer phone consultations for distant patients?
Yes
11. Do you provide any form of after-hours support?
Yes, by phone, but not appointments in the office.
12. Do you sell proprietary nutritional supplements or have a sales agreement with supplement suppliers? Do you sell supplements at list price or less?
Yes, we have a large pharmacy of many organic product lines for doctors
13. Do you take insurance? If not, do you provide organized, coded insurance forms?
No, naturopaths are not covered in GA, however, some patients receive assistance from Flexible Spending Accounts
14. Do you bill for laboratory tests done by commercial laboratories? How do you break down the fees?
We only charge the test or lab fees and don`t add anything additional.
15. Is there a reason you might not bill for an office visit?
Rarely, but on occasion.
Defeat Autism Now! (DAN!) Conferences: Fall 2000, Spring 2001, Completed Clinician Seminar 2008
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