Refused a Child: What?!?
By Shavkat
@Shavkat (141509)
Philippines
April 16, 2026 6:50pm CST
To make the story short, my nephew's therapy session with his occupational therapist was refused yesterday. The reason is that my nephew did not have his session last Tuesday. Regardless, I questioned it. It means if the child was a no-show in one session, the next session will be gone. Their answer was inconsistent. In my view, they cannot refuse a therapy session because the child is considered a PWD and they did not tell us about this concern ahead of time.
To refrain from being stressed out, I slid the arguments further, moved out from the clinic, and informed my younger sister about the incident.
Guess what? Out of anger for not being accommodated by these people, my younger sister will show her fierceness because of their shortcomings, and they will be in deep dilemmas.
Case #1: They refused a child with a disability, which is not the right thing to do. So, they violated the 'Magna Carta for Disabled Persons.'
Case #2: My nephew has been with them for more than a year. The downside is that they did not issue receipts last year and early this year. It means they are not paying taxes.
I felt bad for them because my younger sister will have legal actions on these matters. It seems that they will suffer for not abiding by the necessary requirements for operating a healthcare facility.
What do you think, my fellow myLotters?
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11 responses
@LeaPea2417 (39879)
• Toccoa, Georgia
17 Apr
They should have accepted your nephew's session even though he missed the last one.
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@Deepizzaguy (120373)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
17 Apr
The powers that be that run the therapy session for your nephew need to be dealt with for failure to do their job.
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@AmbiePam (117875)
• United States
18 Apr
They got that huffy for one no show? That’s silly of them, and against what I would hope to be their mission of helping children. Here, you usually have to miss several sessions, and if there is no good reason given, they ask you to find another therapist. But you have to really be inconsiderate for them to ask you to find another practice.
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@Shavkat (141509)
• Philippines
7h
It was frustrating to have an argument with them. I did not reveal my profession as a physical therapist to these people to see how they are going to deal with these concerns. In addition, I wanted to see how they carry out their services to the child. I have seen the flaws, and it is high time for my nephew to have another occupational therapist that can target our goals for the child.
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@LadyDuck (498906)
• Italy
17 Apr
I cannot really give my opinion because I do not know your local laws and the rules of that clinic. Here the clinic would have charged the session if the child did not inform that he could not be there at least 48 hours in advance, but he would have been admitted to the following session.
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@Shavkat (141509)
• Philippines
18 Apr
It is also the same thing. We acknowledged the child's no-show and will pay the charge for it. It became another story that they cancelled the next session without informing us ahead of time. It was not right not to accommodate the child when we came into the facility. I am also a licensed physical therapist and have never done this to my previous patients. If the patient comes, then I should still carry out the treatment(s) because I am considering the far-away distance that the patient has gone through.
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@DaddyEvil (172370)
• United States
17 Apr
Here, you must advise the clinic/psychologist/psychiatrist 48 hours in advance of a session if you can't make it or they will still charge you for it. Some places will consider that you don't want their services if you don't call and reschedule the appointment so they aren't liable for seeing you anymore.
It is the customer's responsibility to ask for receipts here, too.
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@Shavkat (141509)
• Philippines
7h
@DaddyEvil My younger sister decided to pull out my nephew from this facility. As a licensed physical therapist, they do have loopholes with their approach in trying to improve my nephew. It is best to find another occupational therapist to target the goals needed for the child.
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@DaddyEvil (172370)
• United States
18 Apr
@Shavkat Hmm... I hope everything works out for you. Good luck!
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@Traceyjayne (10101)
• United Kingdom
17 Apr
When he missed his last session , were the therapists informed he wouldn’t be attending, or did they simply not turn up ! That will make a difference. If they were told , maybe that’s when the next appointment could have been confirmed,
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@Shavkat (141509)
• Philippines
7h
@Traceyjayne Yes, she did that. The schedule is fixed every Tuesday and Thursday. If there were any changes, they should have still informed the child's mom ahead of time and failed to do so. The no-show on Tuesday was informed and willing to pay the penalty. There is no problem with that, but changing the fixed schedule is another story.
@Traceyjayne (10101)
• United Kingdom
19 Apr
@Shavkat but did the mom tell the therapist they were not going to the appointment …..if he was a no show then the therapist has to follow the rules ….no matter how much we may disagree with them . Maybe the mom could have phoned the therapist to say that they were not going and arrange a new appointment.
@allen0187 (58657)
• Philippines
19 Apr
Hope this is sorted out and your nephew gets his treatment sessions soon.
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@Shavkat (141509)
• Philippines
18 Apr
Yes, my friend. My younger sister requested to have the detailed progress note of her child and the receipts that they did not issue for more than a year. They will be in great trouble for not complying with this. She slid past the idea of not doing this for the sake of her child's welfare. This time, it should be done.
