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GP referred to CAMHS?

Custard

Hi All,

Newbie and this is my first question although the threads I've looked at are very helpful already, so thanks to all the lovely, helpful people on here Smile.

We've had concerns about the way my son interacts and behaves at nursery and school for a couple of years but his language is great and he is very able so we kept telling ourselves all was OK. He is now in Year One at school and his teacher (the SENCO) has raised concerns about the same things - the big unspoken word being 'Aspergers'. They buy into an Ed. Psych. service every term and they will have a look at him next term but to get the ball rolling I went to the GP yesterday and detailed all the aspects that concern us.

GP seemed quite intent on making it about behaviour, but his issues around behaviour are because of his difficulties socialising and interacting. Anyway, I asked for a referral to the paediatrician, but she said that the issue is not developmental so would need to be referred to CAMHS. I've had a look but unless this is a multi-agency approach, I'm not sure this is the right route to move towards diagnosis?

Anyone been there and done that who could advise me please? I'm not sure that this will be a dead end?

Many thanks in advance Smile

Parents

  • Hi,

    Firstly I am a newbie too and loving the forum it is so helpful!!  You are atarting the diagnosis at the right time.  My sons school and gp refused to budge until he was in year4, so he was only just diagnosed as he went in to high school.  We have had a lot of dark times, especially with the primary school ,whose teachers insisted on telling my son that he was just naughty, even though he was diagnosed as Apergers!!  Thankfully he is now at a mainstream high school with a specialist unit.

    Diagnosis wise.  CAMHS can be involved and be a part of the diagnosis, but these days they like to have the multidisciplinary approach that you mentioned, before they will confim ASD.  Don't be fobbed off by your GP, because it ius not a behavioural problem, and you could end up like we did.  We were put on the waiting list for CAMHS and then were told that this was the wrong list and were transferred to the bottom of another waiting list.  The best person to contact is the school nurse, as she wil be the linchpin over the next couple of years.  You also need to get your son on to a school action plus, this is where your son will have a CAF put into place that will result in regular meetings at school with everyone involved.

    Ask if there is a neurodevelopmental team in your area to be referred to, if not ask the school nurse to help you get referred to the peadiatrician, my main advice, is that you havee to be determined and bolshy it is the only way to get things done!  I hope that this helps.  Sorry it was long winded

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  • Hi,

    Firstly I am a newbie too and loving the forum it is so helpful!!  You are atarting the diagnosis at the right time.  My sons school and gp refused to budge until he was in year4, so he was only just diagnosed as he went in to high school.  We have had a lot of dark times, especially with the primary school ,whose teachers insisted on telling my son that he was just naughty, even though he was diagnosed as Apergers!!  Thankfully he is now at a mainstream high school with a specialist unit.

    Diagnosis wise.  CAMHS can be involved and be a part of the diagnosis, but these days they like to have the multidisciplinary approach that you mentioned, before they will confim ASD.  Don't be fobbed off by your GP, because it ius not a behavioural problem, and you could end up like we did.  We were put on the waiting list for CAMHS and then were told that this was the wrong list and were transferred to the bottom of another waiting list.  The best person to contact is the school nurse, as she wil be the linchpin over the next couple of years.  You also need to get your son on to a school action plus, this is where your son will have a CAF put into place that will result in regular meetings at school with everyone involved.

    Ask if there is a neurodevelopmental team in your area to be referred to, if not ask the school nurse to help you get referred to the peadiatrician, my main advice, is that you havee to be determined and bolshy it is the only way to get things done!  I hope that this helps.  Sorry it was long winded

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