My 11 yr. old daughter has ""SCHOOL PHOBIA"", not to be confused with Truancy. Dr. Haas assured me he had experience w/ this Phobia. Everything I read said keep everything else as normal as possible (she is very active in dance,tumbling,sleepovers etc. or the Phobia could cross over into other areas. He gave me a game plan within 20 mins. of talking w/ my daughter(did not speak to me first). He said if she doesn't go to school she doesn't get to dance, take away her cell phone,T.V. anything she likes to do he said.He also said if she misses the bus her choices are to walk or ride her bike. Her school is 1.8 miles away and she would have to cross 2 very busy streets, talk about increasing her anxiety.I tried to tell him we tried that when she first stopped going to school and she slept and cried all day in her room. He said we'll that was 5th gr. this is 6th gr. we'll try it again. He gave her a RX for XANAX (11 yrs. old)and told her to take half when the bus was coming and the other half carry to school with her and take if she feels anxiety coming on.I called the next day and told his staff that he did not deliver the service that was promised and that I wasn't going to follow any of his advice. I asked her if he could reduce the $350.00 fee. She said she would talk to him. The next response was the fee is $350.00, he will not lower the amt. He is very arrogant and full of himself. I think he thinks all cases can be handled the same way, he didn't care to hear our story. What a waste of time..
Cons: Too big of a hurry, doesn't listen, doesn't care!
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