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Aspergers and Mental Health

Pedagog

Really concerned about my son almost 15. 

He has admitted today that he is feeling really down and has attempted Suicide on a couple of occasions.

Really not a huge surprise, but just worried how he will cope with fight for help.

Has anyone any experience of CAMHS in Wakefield area?

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  • Sorry, I don't have experience of Wakefield, but i do have experience of CAMH's.

    For us, CAMH's were great at identifying the reasons for our son's depression, (The failure of his School to support his SEN) but not much good at the duration of support needed once his needs had been identified. That said, they didn't identify that he had Aspergers either. I think he had between 6-8 sessions. In my experience people seldom get better to a set time frame and that was what happened.

    We ended up finding a private counsellor in the end and this turned out to be the best thing. This counsellor was very skilled, spotted he had ASD traits and refered him for assessment. He went on to support my son, very well and for as long as was needed.

    The shock of finding that your child is contemplating suicide is very painful. The waiting time for children,  in my opinion, is often too long. When You are depressed you need support their and then.

    Has your son told you the reasons behind his thoughts? Is it bullying or School related?

    Coogy

     

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  • Sorry, I don't have experience of Wakefield, but i do have experience of CAMH's.

    For us, CAMH's were great at identifying the reasons for our son's depression, (The failure of his School to support his SEN) but not much good at the duration of support needed once his needs had been identified. That said, they didn't identify that he had Aspergers either. I think he had between 6-8 sessions. In my experience people seldom get better to a set time frame and that was what happened.

    We ended up finding a private counsellor in the end and this turned out to be the best thing. This counsellor was very skilled, spotted he had ASD traits and refered him for assessment. He went on to support my son, very well and for as long as was needed.

    The shock of finding that your child is contemplating suicide is very painful. The waiting time for children,  in my opinion, is often too long. When You are depressed you need support their and then.

    Has your son told you the reasons behind his thoughts? Is it bullying or School related?

    Coogy

     

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