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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 im new here i needed some where to turn while im waiting for a diagnosis as no one seems to be able to support me or my son in the mean time i waited about 2 yrs for camhs to take me seriously and give me a first assesment appointment i was concerned my son had ADHD but after being seen they suspect he has ASD he has been refered to one of the DRs that seen him that day i think she is a pediatrician and camhs have discharged him , the pediatrician seeing him is annoyed at camhs for discharging him as the had no right my next appointment with this DR is in 3 months but what the hell are we supposed to do in the mean time???? I think the NHS is a discrace the way its leaving children and families waiting so long with out support.

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  • hi im new here i needed some where to turn while im waiting for a diagnosis as no one seems to be able to support me or my son in the mean time i waited about 2 yrs for camhs to take me seriously and give me a first assesment appointment i was concerned my son had ADHD but after being seen they suspect he has ASD he has been refered to one of the DRs that seen him that day i think she is a pediatrician and camhs have discharged him , the pediatrician seeing him is annoyed at camhs for discharging him as the had no right my next appointment with this DR is in 3 months but what the hell are we supposed to do in the mean time???? I think the NHS is a discrace the way its leaving children and families waiting so long with out support.

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