Let me begin with an observation on the latter. Developmental pediatricians in the Philippines are a rare breed. Or that's what I noticed. From society and organization websites, to forums, to word-of-mouth, to my own experience, they seem to be outnumbered by people who need their expertise. A parent of a child with developmental delays has to wait weeks or months to see one developmental pediatrician. Only thirty are listed on the Philippine Society of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. Twenty-five in one Filipino autism blog, and that is not purely DevPeds. A child psychologist, child psychiatrist, and pediatric neurologist are mixed in the list, although they certainly are a big help too. At my son's speech therapy and psychology center I hear the same account from other parents - securing a time slot with a DevPed is hard. They are all fully booked throughout what could turn into a year. You may be lucky if someone withdraws but that rarely happens. I'm playing
And you don't play Quilly's Three Word Thursday! LOL. You should pads these on to her :)
ReplyDeleteQuilly's Three Word Thursday is for experts, Thom. I don't have to find a dictionary for a pianoforte lol!
ReplyDeletewow lascivious! lol
ReplyDeleteInglenook is an interesting word. :)
ReplyDeleteI think so too :)
ReplyDeleteGrin. What fun! Lots of good words.
ReplyDeleteHere I go searching out the meanings of some of these 'new to me' words. Love word lists. Happy T13!
ReplyDeletePalimpsest is new to me. I like the concept, the way the old holds out in face of the new.
ReplyDeleteBrenda, I had fun doing this list too
ReplyDeleteAdelle, so do I. I should done word lists sooner
Alice, it is to me too. And I like it as something of a reminder of the past
I have always disliked the word Bucolic and thought it doesn't sound like what it means.
ReplyDeleteI just now got lost in the world of Palimpsest. That was fun.
colleen, I think of colic and babies when I read bucolic :D I'm glad you had fun with palimpsest.
ReplyDeleteI must say bucolic is not one of my favorite words! This is an interesting idea for a TT and a great word list. Some of those I do like a lot!
ReplyDeleteI do not understand this post :(
ReplyDeleteI think its my age ........ LOL
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That is a very interesting list.
ReplyDeletedenouement is so fun to say. but so is accoutrement. :)
ReplyDeletei also like the words surreptitious, copacetic and covet.
I am such a word nerd.
Denouement is lovely.
ReplyDeleteThanks, countrydew
ReplyDeleteAnya, it's perfectly ok :)
Melissa, thanks
jehara, thanks for copacetic. it's new to me
Julia, yes it is :)
cynosure slips on my tongue and hence love it!
ReplyDeleteRanting n Panting
Desi, :)
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