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
this only shows how commercialized christmas has become. happy holidays.
ReplyDeletelooks like it has been for awhile in many parts of the planet
ReplyDeleteJ Bar, thanks
ReplyDeleteIt is indeed a beautiful post and Christmas seems to flourish everywhere and perhaps for many reasons, but it is still beautiful! Have a wonderful week, Hazel!
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Wonderful Christmas decorations. Very colorful.
ReplyDeleteSylvia, you're right on the beauty bit. I'm happy it's there no matter what the purpose is. It's what I love about the season.
ReplyDeleteRajesh, indeed they are.
Commercialism at it's finest. But it's beautiful :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful My World Tuesday posting
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas and have a nice week,
Greetings, Bram
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Thom, thanks to Christmas, yeah :D
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas to you too, Bram.
So neat to see Christmas in other countries. Thanks for sharing!!!
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