Dr. Sharon Mcdonough Means

So far we’ve been very happy with Dr. MM. She originally performed an evaluation for our son and was able to glean a lot about his situation and provide more diagnoses. Her treatment plan is integrative and thorough, definitely a holistic/lifestyle approach. She had an immediate rapport with our son which is impressive because he can be hard to connect with. We are continuing treatment with her and evaluating other possible diagnoses. Dr. MM understands the importance of in-depth labs/screening and can look at things from a functional medicine point of view. She has an open mind about the most current diagnostic tools available for children with special needs. It’s notable that she handles her own appointment setting and billing which demonstrates a high level of organization, attention to detail, and business acumen. She’s an excellent communicator and responds in a timely fashion. So far we’ve been very happy with Dr. MM. She originally performed an evaluation for our son and was able to glean a lot about his situation and provide more diagnoses. Her treatment plan is integrative and thorough, definitely a … More

She is ableist, condescending and completely ignorant about autism! I have been autistic for 32 years and I know how autistics are! My husband and I decided to get my son diagnosed and pursued talking to this lady. It became clear pretty quickly that she was more interested in antagonizing ME. My life has NOTHING to do with my son being autistic! NOTHING! Her questionnaires basically looked like "how much do you hate your child", completely HATE ORIENTED! She wanted MY HUSBANDS permission to evaluate my son! DEMANDED IT! Because she believes autistics are NOT ALLOWED TO BE INDEPENDENT! She is CLEARLY ableist and hateful! Take your kids somewhere else! She is ableist, condescending and completely ignorant about autism! I have been autistic for 32 years and I know how autistics are! My husband and I decided to get my son diagnosed and pursued talking to this lady. It became clear pretty … More

Refused to work with my wife without my help. My wife does not need my help. Questionnaire treats our situation as if we are burdened by our child which is offensive and absurd. Condescending. Deleted our followup appointments without notification.

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This woman is a fraud! Please do not go to her!!

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I’m sad to read the previous reviews as my family and I have had an amazing experience with Doctor McDonough-Means. She is incredibly experienced and holds parent’s accountable for their children’s well being. She expects that her treatment plan will be followed and if not she may call you out but that is what you would expect from someone who truly cares about children and their wellbeing. Doctor McDonough-Means has had hour long conversations with us on the phone when we call to ask advice - we will be forever thankful for finding her - also she is the only developmental pediatrician that doesn’t have a multiple month wait list - HIGHLY recommend her and forever thankful to her for being empathetic, holding us accountable and caring about our child’s health as much as she does. I’m sad to read the previous reviews as my family and I have had an amazing experience with Doctor McDonough-Means. She is incredibly experienced and holds parent’s accountable for their children’s well being. She expects that her treatment … More

It was unbelievable to be treated with such disrespect. She grabbed on my children very inappropriately as my child complained the rest of the day his hand hurt due to the dr grabbing on them. Yes, my son is hyper and understanding working with children should be age appropriate setting. She belittled me and made me feel as if I was worthless mother. I would not recommend no matter how good her evaluation is. We did not continue the eval.

Zero business acumen and professionalism. Definitely has issues! Please don't work for this woman.

Worst developmental pediatrician I've ever had the displeasure of meeting! This woman has no business still practicing!

This dr sent me a bill for an appointment that was never confirmed. Not to mention did she not have any insurance info or medical docs for my son. Now this bill is in collections when I never agreed to a date, or signed anything saying she would charge me if there was a cancellation, and she has never seen my son at all!

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My son was in need of a re-evaluation of autism to continue receiving services from the DDD. I would like interested patients to know that Dr Sharon herself spent almost an hour on the phone talking with me. I was very impressed that I never talked to a staff member but always directly to her. She was very generous with her time and seemed very compassionate. We found out that we had already done what was needed a couple years ago and thus did not need the services.

Out of 3 appointments total, we walked away from all 3 feeling defensive, on edge, and dreading another encounter. During the last appointment, we were handed our son's records and pretty much shown the door after we voiced our dissatisfaction with how things had been proceeding. Although we did find out some useful information, my initial concerns for my son were never even addressed, so I still have no answers. I am now seeking a new referral to someone else. Out of 3 appointments total, we walked away from all 3 feeling defensive, on edge, and dreading another encounter. During the last appointment, we were handed our son's records and pretty much shown the door after we voiced our … More