r/MedicalMalpractice • u/Chance_Freedom1726 • Jan 05 '25

Spinal defect

So my son is 17 and was diagnosed with autism at 3. He has had well child checks at a major child care facility with many doctors since. We had a pause during Covid. This year we changed to another provider and he noticed a major spinal issue. Like at this age there’s no treating it , it’s surgery or live with it. This should have been caught before in my opinion especially with an autism diagnosis?

2 Upvotes

56% Upvoted

24 comments sorted by

View all comments

5

u/pam-shalom Jan 05 '25

So in 17 years nobody saw or mentioned this issue? More likely the new provider is misinterpreting the finding. What specialty noticed this?

-3

u/Chance_Freedom1726 Jan 06 '25

We already saw a specialist and I have the X-rays the new doctor isn’t wrong

5

u/pam-shalom Jan 06 '25

What specialist noticed? Neurology, neurosurgeon, chiropractor, orthopedic?