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Early days in assesment

littlewren

I posted a few weeks back regarding the issues my son has and over the last week he has begun the journey to diagnosis. We are getting some conflicting views from the Dr and Hv - the hv says because he is affectionate and spoke to her at the meeting it isnt autism but probably a behavoural issue that needs addressing. My Dr agreed that he could be very intelligent and manipulative with anxiety issues but did display some autistic symptoms. I had always felt they should be looking at mild aspergers and OCD but I guess we wont know until he is assessed. 

I have a couple questions which I hope you can help with. I totally understand that the initial referal appointment can take some time is there an average wait time? Also the Dr mentioned that the whole family would most likely need to be present for some of his assessment which includes my 7yr old daughter. I am wondering what would be the best way to explain this to her? I dont want her worrying and its hard to explain to adults what my son 'might' have let alone a child. 

Any advice is always appreciated. x

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  • Hi littlewren,

    First of all in my experience the HV and the DR will have conflicting views, my advice is leave it to the proffesionals in this area, those who will asses your child.

    I think that the waiting time for an appointment in areas varies, for us it was anything between 6- 18 weeks for an initial appointment ( thats out of 4 children).

    I have absolutley no idea why the whole family would need to be present for any of these appointments,... not all of the family has had to be present for any of the multiples of appintments i have been to. i guess its possible they do things differently where you are. Maybe you should ask about the relevance of this for your own peace of mind.

     As for explaining things to your 7 yr old child, probably the best policy is honesty, you may be surprised by how accepting they can be.

    Best wishes xx

     

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  • Hi littlewren,

    First of all in my experience the HV and the DR will have conflicting views, my advice is leave it to the proffesionals in this area, those who will asses your child.

    I think that the waiting time for an appointment in areas varies, for us it was anything between 6- 18 weeks for an initial appointment ( thats out of 4 children).

    I have absolutley no idea why the whole family would need to be present for any of these appointments,... not all of the family has had to be present for any of the multiples of appintments i have been to. i guess its possible they do things differently where you are. Maybe you should ask about the relevance of this for your own peace of mind.

     As for explaining things to your 7 yr old child, probably the best policy is honesty, you may be surprised by how accepting they can be.

    Best wishes xx

     

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