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Friend In Deconstructed From A Cult And Now Is Trying To Figure Out How To Get Her Toddler A Doctor

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Location: Austin Texas

So, this is strange but I need help. I don't know if it's for this forum or another. But my friend essentially was brainwashed and was in a freebirthing Christian cult up until a few months ago. She isn't completely deconstructed, but she is doing pretty good for someone who used to cry about scented hand soap. The issue is-she freebirthed. Her toddler who is about 3 hasn't been to a doctor. She wants to take her kid to the doctors but is afraid of cps. She has a lot of trauma which led her to this cult, and I am trying to figure out how to help her. I don't condone her actions, but she wants to do the right thing now. She lives in Austin TX, is there any advice on her getting her child looked at without her kid getting taken away? The kid isn't sick or anything. But I suspect he may need some speech therapy. She is a good mom overall, aside from the no doctor thing! Her kid is clean, has a clean home, and is loved. Yes, I know the doctor is important, I told her this, but she was afraid someone would try to take her baby. I think she had some bad postpartum issues that never got addressed. She was even terrified to get the mail for the longest time. I am trying to be a supportive friend, I don't want her punished for trying to do the right thing. She does have a birth certificate (I don't know how, but she does) for the kid. What else would she need to help transition from crunchy cult to normal person?

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