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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

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  • My daughter was only recently diagnosed (she's 13) and although I've known for years it was likely, no one seemed to want to suggest it was ASD until I moved from Lancashire to Dorset.  We ended up going to the GP with my sister, who knew the GP through her work, he referred her to the specialist and although we had to wait ages for the appointment, then ages for the final diagnosis, we got it.  

    I wonder if its different in different counties?  My daughter was referred to CAMHS by the Ed Psych in Y6 - he had mentioned her being on the spectrum to the Senco, she also thought she might be, the woman at CAMHS also thought she might be but none of them would actually come out and say yes.  It was only my sister pushing (I'm not a pushy person) that actually made the difference.

    I'm also feeling slightly disgusted with my daughters current school for not organising a CAF after what I've seen darkside say.  My daughters been on School Action Plus for years and I feel this should have been instigated last November when she started to refuse to go to school.  No wonder the deputy head sent a sort of an apology to me when I went to sign paperwork recently!

    I think the moral of this story is to keep pushing all the way through the process.  If like me, you are too soft, take someone with you.

    Btw, my daughter also saw a paeditrician at the age of 7 who told me her behaviour was my fault because she was a good girl at school and when she went to stay with her dad.  

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  • My daughter was only recently diagnosed (she's 13) and although I've known for years it was likely, no one seemed to want to suggest it was ASD until I moved from Lancashire to Dorset.  We ended up going to the GP with my sister, who knew the GP through her work, he referred her to the specialist and although we had to wait ages for the appointment, then ages for the final diagnosis, we got it.  

    I wonder if its different in different counties?  My daughter was referred to CAMHS by the Ed Psych in Y6 - he had mentioned her being on the spectrum to the Senco, she also thought she might be, the woman at CAMHS also thought she might be but none of them would actually come out and say yes.  It was only my sister pushing (I'm not a pushy person) that actually made the difference.

    I'm also feeling slightly disgusted with my daughters current school for not organising a CAF after what I've seen darkside say.  My daughters been on School Action Plus for years and I feel this should have been instigated last November when she started to refuse to go to school.  No wonder the deputy head sent a sort of an apology to me when I went to sign paperwork recently!

    I think the moral of this story is to keep pushing all the way through the process.  If like me, you are too soft, take someone with you.

    Btw, my daughter also saw a paeditrician at the age of 7 who told me her behaviour was my fault because she was a good girl at school and when she went to stay with her dad.  

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