I found the most amazing dentist for my autistic daughter--we've been through 5 and I was sooo happy we finally found "the one"! She's amazing, patient, sweet and caring.
Explained every little step to my daughter-even asked if the music in the office bothered her (it did) so she had staff turn it off!
For every little thing my daughter was able to do, she gave her a hi-5 and a sticker--she was covered in stickers by the time we left! :)
I don't know how, but she got my daughter to sit in the chair, count her teeth, xrays (!), cleaned and brushed her tooth--I wanted to hug her!
It's a 30 minute drive but sooooo worth it!!
She Co-authored Dental Guides for treating people with autism, including ones for dentists, parents and autism care providers, helped develop and teach a three day CE program for dental providers. Love her and thought I'd share!