No, Mercyneal, I have never known a pediatrician to do any sort of penetration of the anus. In the birthing room, the anus is certainly given a close looking over and it is checked frequently at all infant check-ups. In my experience, a doctor has to be alerted by a "helpful" parent to even check the genital area (such as in when a child has described an irritation, etc.). The one exception I'd have to make here is that one of my sons had an undescended testicle until well into his teens. He and his doctor and his Dad got pretty comfortable about the yearly check to see if it had dropped. Thank goodness it did. I hear, through the grapevine, that all is working out well.
One thing that I keep coming back to with Ayres is cost. In my experience, a visit to a psychiatrist is seen as a very costly exam. It is often ordered by DHS, a school, or because of concern of the onset of a mental illness. We've always had to wait for the approval to go through, including a referral from the pediatrician. That in itself, shows that a child is well covered in the physical exam department. The same goes for kids under DHS care. They are mandated to be seen by a doctor within a certain number of days of coming into care.
So, you've got your long awaited appt. with the psych and a lot of ground to cover. Ayres wasted the half hour or hour appt. talking about jock itch and acne? That's like going to your BMW repairman and paying him $500/hour to show you how to wash your windshield, isn't it? I'm just beyond shocked that the other therapists, foster parents, caseworkers weren't whispering more about these practices. Has there ever been any concern raised by some of the "career foster parents". There were a lot of them in San Mateo as they actually paid a reasonable amount of F/C and adoption assistance. There were some great ones and some abusive ones, IME.
In my experience, an hour is just barely enough time to squeeze in history, current behaviors, discussion about mood and possible meds. Just as I've wondered if Bradley ever actually vaccinated those babies, I wonder if Ayres ever did any actual psychiatry.
And to be clear, I haven't heard anything from San Mateo. I left two messages. Is there a central location for information on possible victims in San Mateo? Does the county maintain those records and dates? I'm still waiting on my file box. It's actually in very nice order as it had to be presented as a whole to our children's rapist's attorneys.
And another question, does Ayres have a preference concerning race of the boy? My son is black and very dark skinned. He was a skinny, sick little 7 year old when he came to us but inexplicably blossomed into a magnificent adult man. He's a recovering meth addict (clean almost 3 years), a heavy smoker, and a chronically ill diabetic so it doesn't make sense. But it gives me great joy. He can't drive due to being almost blind but I see him walk by my window several times each day and every time, I think "Wow, that guy's good looking!! Wait, that's my son." Then he waves and I blow him a kiss.