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10 months for camhs assesment?!?

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My son who is nearly 5 was refered to camhs for an ASD assessment in may this year after a lot of time wasting by the community paed dr, she told me that it could be up to 6 months waiting time, so I prepared myself and focused on having a diagnosis for the end of the year. 

After 4 months waiting and not hearing anything I decided to call camhs, they took some details and said they would call me back, the next day when I got in from work I had a message that an appoitment had been made for 4th March 2014, 10 months since he was referred. 

I was soo angry and disappointed! I feel that 10 months waiting for an appointment is just ridiculous! 

What is everyone else's experience? Does 10 months sound right? Any advice would be great! 

I live in east renfrewshire, Scotland, and its the Renfrew Camhs, that we have been referred to. 

Im just getting realy stressed out now about the whole situation, and now still got another 6 months to wait till march! It's driving me crazy! 

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  • Hi Hez Hez

    I know how you are feeling, it such a long process it ridiculous! my son has been going through this process for 6months now and has not completed his diagnostic assessment yet, the secretatary can get quite cross whenever I telephone to ask and was informed some families can wait up to 8-9months before their first appointment. Then once in the process you have to be assessed by the team which can include Speech and language assessments as part of it and their waiting can be long. it so frustrating, how we dont end up with a break down I just dont know? I have now written to my local MP as the process is so long meanwhile my son has to wait for the right education until proven otherwise. If we dont do this for them then who does?thats what I say to keep me going. I have ven requested cancellation appointments but they said that they didnt do this but they may by you? x

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  • Hi Hez Hez

    I know how you are feeling, it such a long process it ridiculous! my son has been going through this process for 6months now and has not completed his diagnostic assessment yet, the secretatary can get quite cross whenever I telephone to ask and was informed some families can wait up to 8-9months before their first appointment. Then once in the process you have to be assessed by the team which can include Speech and language assessments as part of it and their waiting can be long. it so frustrating, how we dont end up with a break down I just dont know? I have now written to my local MP as the process is so long meanwhile my son has to wait for the right education until proven otherwise. If we dont do this for them then who does?thats what I say to keep me going. I have ven requested cancellation appointments but they said that they didnt do this but they may by you? x

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