Not sure if I have referral

It sounds as if they want to discuss the points you raised about your child, they will probably want you to go over everything and take it from there.

My 7 year old was referred to CAMHS because of her severe hysterical reactions to some hospital treatment she is undergoing. Initially the GP had her down as 'needle phobia' but then I explained that I believed she may have Asperger's and that's why she is reacting in such a way, she wrote to CAMHS again with my concerns.

We saw a psychiatrist who took down alot of information and I told her that I had been diagnosed with Asperger's and I believed my daughter has it too as she has alot of traits. She agreed to send her to a 'sensory specialist' about her sensory problems, a play therapist to help her with the hospital stuff but it would all be in the report she would send us.

We got an appointment with the play therapist almost instantly, 5 weeks in we've been told there is nothing she can do to help our daughter and recommends sedatives and anti anxiety pills for her hospital visits. We received a letter to say she'd been referred for occupational therapy for her sensory probelms and an appointment would be sent out soon. 2 weeks later we get a letter saying we have to go to a 'talk' for parents about sensory processing isues before they will consider giving her an appointment with the OT.

Still that doesn't help with diagnosis, they are trying to treat the symptoms without finding out the cause. So I'm back to square one with trying to get her seen by autism specialists, I need to make another appointment to see her GP who will hopefully refer her to a local clinic which funnily enough is where this 'talk' is going to be.

Anyway what I'm saying in a long winded way is that your child may not have been referred to an autism specialist. The likelihood is that it will be some kind of first contact psychiatrist, mental health worker or whatever to get a case history and go over why you feel your child has autistic traits.

Good luck :)

It sounds as if they want to discuss the points you raised about your child, they will probably want you to go over everything and take it from there.

My 7 year old was referred to CAMHS because of her severe hysterical reactions to some hospital treatment she is undergoing. Initially the GP had her down as 'needle phobia' but then I explained that I believed she may have Asperger's and that's why she is reacting in such a way, she wrote to CAMHS again with my concerns.

We saw a psychiatrist who took down alot of information and I told her that I had been diagnosed with Asperger's and I believed my daughter has it too as she has alot of traits. She agreed to send her to a 'sensory specialist' about her sensory problems, a play therapist to help her with the hospital stuff but it would all be in the report she would send us.

We got an appointment with the play therapist almost instantly, 5 weeks in we've been told there is nothing she can do to help our daughter and recommends sedatives and anti anxiety pills for her hospital visits. We received a letter to say she'd been referred for occupational therapy for her sensory probelms and an appointment would be sent out soon. 2 weeks later we get a letter saying we have to go to a 'talk' for parents about sensory processing isues before they will consider giving her an appointment with the OT.

Still that doesn't help with diagnosis, they are trying to treat the symptoms without finding out the cause. So I'm back to square one with trying to get her seen by autism specialists, I need to make another appointment to see her GP who will hopefully refer her to a local clinic which funnily enough is where this 'talk' is going to be.

Anyway what I'm saying in a long winded way is that your child may not have been referred to an autism specialist. The likelihood is that it will be some kind of first contact psychiatrist, mental health worker or whatever to get a case history and go over why you feel your child has autistic traits.

Good luck :)