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CAMHS refusing to see my son

Di H

Hi. I'm new to all this and feel so overwhelmed by everything thats been happening to my family.

First a little history. I have a son whos 16 in June, a daughter 11 in Aug and another daughter whos just turned 8.

My son has lived with his dad most of his life up until September of last year, he moved back in with me. He was having problems at home and school so we all agreed a new start for him would be better. I used to have my son every other weekend and holidays.

Well he moved in, my ekder daughter gave up her room so he could have his own and we sorted him out with furniture etc. All started to go fine but certain things started jumping out at me, first I just put it down to my son just being him, hes always done things his way.

He has medical problems and 3 weeks after moving in he got diagnosed with lactose intolerent. He was diagnosed with HSP diease 6 years ago and both of these are being dealt with.

Now I'm going to jump to now. 4 weeks ago I became concerned with variuos things my son was doing and no matter how many times I'd tell him he would completely ignore me so I took it as him being a little sod but after sitting down with my Gp and going through the list I had wrote out she said hes showing traits of Aspergers/Austism!! I was shocked as it has never crossed my mind. Hes doing well in school. predicted c's and above but my GP said its such a broad spectrum some children can go right through school and nothing is noticed until they leave.

My Gp said she was going to refer him to CAMHS. i got a letter asking me to call to make the appointment which I did, but then monday I get a letter from the hospital saying the community peadtriciton has reviewed the referal and he doesn't meet the criteria???? My GP is away until next week so I'm now stuck in limbo until I can speak to her. Every day is a struggle with my son. we have good days but as we are nearing the end of his schooling hes becoming more anxious and tring to change things.

Does anyone know what happens next as surley my GP can't just leave him and us to just get on with it. I will start another comment with his triaits.

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  • The behaviours you describe are so much like our grandson's... I really feel you...you have to be so aware of what's going on at home constantly. Our grandson sets fire to things, is innapropriate on the internet, uses entire bottles of shampoo and shower gel either in the shower or just pouring it away, floods the bathroom out, can't flush the chain or wash his hands, throws entire toilet rolls in the loo, puts buttered toast in the toaster, peels wallpaper, picks holes in plaster, chews the edge of the stair carpet, piles salt onto his food if he can get it, steals food, doesn't have friends, has an obsession with car number plates which he reads once and remembers for ever, steals money from us, pinches our credit and bank cards and uses them on the internet if we let our guard down (for hundreds of pounds!) and many many more things. Sound familiar to you??? I certainly think that he shows more than just a few ASD traits and I would encourage you to try to get him to CAMHS by asking somebody to look at his anxiety levels. ASD is such a complex condition and it may be a way of getting somebody to help him. 

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  • The behaviours you describe are so much like our grandson's... I really feel you...you have to be so aware of what's going on at home constantly. Our grandson sets fire to things, is innapropriate on the internet, uses entire bottles of shampoo and shower gel either in the shower or just pouring it away, floods the bathroom out, can't flush the chain or wash his hands, throws entire toilet rolls in the loo, puts buttered toast in the toaster, peels wallpaper, picks holes in plaster, chews the edge of the stair carpet, piles salt onto his food if he can get it, steals food, doesn't have friends, has an obsession with car number plates which he reads once and remembers for ever, steals money from us, pinches our credit and bank cards and uses them on the internet if we let our guard down (for hundreds of pounds!) and many many more things. Sound familiar to you??? I certainly think that he shows more than just a few ASD traits and I would encourage you to try to get him to CAMHS by asking somebody to look at his anxiety levels. ASD is such a complex condition and it may be a way of getting somebody to help him. 

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