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The MAGIC Foundation is a support organization for families of children affected by growth disorders. Congenital and/or autoimmune thyroid disease is one such disorder. Their website includes information on pediatric hypothyroidism, and they maintain a 1-800 phoneline to assist parents in finding an appropriate physician. I suggest you give them a try. The URL to their webpage which includes the phone number is ~
http://www.magicfoundation.org/www/docs/905.890

Also, you can call every teaching hospital within the boundaries of your ability to travel. Mention specifically the likelihood of pediatric Hashimoto's disease so they will know not to guide you to a ped endo specializing in diabetes only... Or more likely, they may provide only names, addresses, and phone numbers; then you will have to ask questions of the office staff at those locations. If you don't get a good feeling from any of those you talk with, I would say to trust your instincts and move that office to the bottom of your possibility list and call the next one on the list. (You can always backtrack there if you get no help elsewhere, but no need to waste time at the beginning.)

I'm glad you've given up on that idiot of a ped'n.
Years ago, my SIL was told that she was being overprotective about her newborn's hypersensitivity to sunlight and continually-watery eyes. She was given salve as treatment for a blocked tear duct, which didn't improve things at all. SIL had four other children and was wise to trust her maternal instincts that something else was wrong. On her own initiative, she took the baby to a ped ophthalmologist. Baby was found to have congenital glaucoma and would have been blind within a short time if SIL had listened to the ped'n pooh-pooh her concern.

Please let us know how things progress.