They showed a picture of the pills that he was on, and she said, 'Oh, Mommy, I'm taking the same pills Magic Johnson is. We'd been suspecting that she'd known for about a year. She said to me, 'When you used to speak to Mommy, I would stick my ear against the door. This is true in school, it's true in the family, and it's true in the field of medical care. The transition begins in the doctor's office.
Some adolescents require an individual approach because of the teens' developmental needs.
Now, it's Mom shouldn't be in the room during the visit. The kids start needing their own attention. So you have to educate the family to that, that they need to give the teen space during medical visits because there might be some confidential issues that come up. The issue becomes more touchy when it comes to adherence. The protease inhibitor regimens, with their rigid schedule of medications and meals, are difficult for adults.