10 months for camhs assesment?!?

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

     my son is 11 tomorrow and im from manchester where r u ? , thats awful whats happened to u hun so whats 15q13.3?? i think cahms need a kick up the back side a few yrs ago my son threatened to hurt himself with a knife cos i confiscated his playstation when he did something naughty , i was so worried about him i went to the DRs and the school about his behaviour litrally begging for help and my Dr refered him and they refused to see him and said he didnt fit the criteria to get an assessment and suggested i go on a parenting course , i am disgusted in the way they treat families

     

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  • Hi Hez Hez

     my son is 11 tomorrow and im from manchester where r u ? , thats awful whats happened to u hun so whats 15q13.3?? i think cahms need a kick up the back side a few yrs ago my son threatened to hurt himself with a knife cos i confiscated his playstation when he did something naughty , i was so worried about him i went to the DRs and the school about his behaviour litrally begging for help and my Dr refered him and they refused to see him and said he didnt fit the criteria to get an assessment and suggested i go on a parenting course , i am disgusted in the way they treat families

     

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