1. What are the primary medical specialties in which you were originally trained (e.g., pediatrics, family medicine)?
Clinical Psychology
2. Approximately how many individuals with autism have you treated, and what is the age range?
Approximately 300
3. Do you usually have a waiting list?
No
4. On the average, how long do you spend face-to-face with a new patient for an initial consultation?
90 minutes
5. After the first consultation, what is the average length of an appointment?
50 minutes
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?
Yes
10. Are you willing to offer phone consultations for distant patients?
We offer web cam consultations but require a minimum of 1 monthly face to face visit - for biomedical alone every 90 days
11. Do you provide any form of after-hours support?
As needed
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
13. Do you take insurance? If not, do you provide organized, coded insurance forms?
Yes. Our program is approved by PBH (Pacificcare) and we make single case agreements with MHN, UBH, Blue Shield, Signa & Aetna
14. Do you bill for laboratory tests done by commercial laboratories? How do you break down the fees?
We refer to MD: Dr. Terrance Chang
15. Is there a reason you might not bill for an office visit?
If there is a discrepency between the responses listed above and the practitioner's actual practice, please write to us at: ARI, 4182 Adams Ave., San Diego, CA 92116; or fax: (619) 563-6840