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Has anyone had bipolar and Autism?

AbC123
1 month ago

Hello, 

It's been a while since I have asked advice, 

My son now 7 and a half (so young) has been admitted to A&E 2times now, overnight. For really dangerous actions purposefully done. 

He's a very clever child. And understands what he is doing. 

In a bad time he regularly self harms using anything possible.  Including even taking crews from the door handles. 

Then he will be super happy and energetic literally bouncing off the walls. 

It's like raising 2 different children.  

He has a diagnosis of ASC. But his health worker has seen him low and also very high. 

She's trying to find out a way for help. 

Because he will get low again as this has always been the way he works high then swings back to low then high again. 

She commented my son looked and sounded different. And he does. 

Has anyone experience this? 

I'm assuming maybe bipolar as the extreme high and lows. 

But maybe it's something else, so I'm looking for advice. 

I wake every day in a worry as to how he's going to be. 

Academically he's doing very well. But this hasn't stopped him getting scissors and self harming at school ect. 

When in A&E cahms keeps saying he's been put forward for an initial referal but they say CAMHS don't deal with ASC. This is a 3 year wait. 

Has anyone managed to help themselves or their child? 

I'm at a loss. We are on a high now. After out last visit to A&E 3 weeks ago for trying to strangle himself with his door curtains. Before this he was trying to electrocute himself. 

I have to keep him safe. I'm just at a loss as it's all so impulsive. 

Thank you for your time to read. Any advice would be gratefully received Pray

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  • 1 month ago

    Hi
    The " something else " could be B.P.D
    Was diagnosed recently Myself and i relate to a lot of what You said.

  • 1 month ago in reply to Deleted user

    Thank you so much for replying. 

    I was also looking at this. Bit the fear of abandoned just isn't my son. Did you have this ? 

    X

  • 1 month ago in reply to AbC123

    Hi
    Am middle aged now, but after talking to My Mum about when i was Young and even to this Day
    it seems that it has always been there.
    Was diagnosed recently as E.U.P.D.
    You say Your Son does not have the " Abandoned " trait right now, and when i was younger it seems
    i did not either. As i got older it reared it's head and caused a lifetime of relationship problems.
    Hopefully Your Son doe's not have this and i wish You well.

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  • 1 month ago in reply to AbC123

    Hi
    Am middle aged now, but after talking to My Mum about when i was Young and even to this Day
    it seems that it has always been there.
    Was diagnosed recently as E.U.P.D.
    You say Your Son does not have the " Abandoned " trait right now, and when i was younger it seems
    i did not either. As i got older it reared it's head and caused a lifetime of relationship problems.
    Hopefully Your Son doe's not have this and i wish You well.

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