Victoria L Sheppard-Labrecque

We’ve seen A LOT of doctor for our child who has delays and special needs, trying to get some kind of answer as to why he’s going through what he is. We had fabulous developmental specialists in the past who made us feel heard and were very patient and kind and empathetic. This woman was not any of that. She was very harsh, blunt, and overall rude. Made the entire visit uncomfortable. She spoke about my son as if he wasn’t there and couldn’t understand anything. She said he wasn’t likely able to do multiple things despite being in therapies for those things. Made us feel so hopeless and upset in the end. She was the only one who wasn’t booked out so far. Now I know why…

I would NOT recommend Dr. Sheppard-Labrecque to anyone with a child with special needs. We were assigned to her after an 8 month waiting list period. At our first appointment, we left feeling hopeless for our adopted 13 year old who was only just then receiving an ASD diagnosis. We were promised further testing, which was never ordered. After 4 months, we had a follow up appointment where we were told there was no hope for our 13 year old. She was too old for any therapies...untrue!