Developmental Pediatrics at Children's Hospital Colorado

My son is 6 years old with level 3 autism; we have had the same struggles that many autistic families have - sleep disturbances, aggression, bowel issues, etc. Dr Breheney has been his developmental pediatrician since he was diagnosed at 2.5 years old. He has made such great improvement under her care, and despite his limitations he is thriving. I am very grateful for the care that we have received and continue to receive. Thank you so much Dev Peds for always being understanding when my son comes in (he has very specific sensory needs as well) and accommodating him. Thanks Dr Breheney for your knowledge, experience, and care.

After Hoffman left, this office has gone completely down the drain. Staff is rude and recommends things directly against parents wishes whether spiritual or mwdical decisions, all they want is to drug your child but then when you ask for changes in medication, it is an inconvenience and they expect you to drop everything you’re doing and make appointments that don’t work for everybody’s schedule. If you are not available for an appointment on their time in their schedule, you have to wait months on end for appointments.I was told in our initial appointment with slaymaker that “she had other people to see and we need to hurry“when she was seeing my very complex case child When we had waited over 10 months to see and drove two Hours to see her and was explaining the history. I absolutely do

I received a call on Friday 9/23 that my daughter was finally able to be scheduled after a ten month wait. I called back Monday 9/26 and left a voicemail. A few days go by I called the same number again (direct line to a woman working in the dept) and again no one answered. Finally I looked up the general number to developmental pediatrics and the same lady answered and said she had given the apt to someone else and now it will be at least three more months. I called back NEXT BUSINESS DAY and she had already given the apt away? She left no indication in her message to me that she'd give it away that quickly. I am so, so disappointed and frustrated. There needs to be a better protocol in place to give parents at least a day to respond before giving their apt away. Plus I called her multipl

This place is ridiculous. I have called in numerous occasions only to be told different waitlist times. From 1 year to 4-7 months to we will call you back tomorrow and schedule you ASAP. I never received a cal back and have had my daughter in the “waitlist” since September 2018. What a joke. Don’t bother even trying with this place. We have decided to make the journey to the CAN clinic at UCLA for answers and help. I would give zero stars if I could. Please don’t wait for this place to get back to you. They often misdiagnose children because they are TOO overwhelmed with patients and rush them through their appointments. Run as fast as you can from this facility!!!!!

This one star is solely for the appointment process. When a parent calls already feeling vulnerable seeking help for their child it feels particularly bad when the person answering the phone sounds like dealing with you is the world’s biggest annoyance to them. I’m going to persist in getting an appointment because you’re the only game in town, but I didn’t think it was possible to feel more sad about the fact I need to get help for my child. Thanks for that. Come on Children’s you exist to help kids and families and that starts from the first contact, do better.