urgent help sort..child in crisis

Hi.

My 14 year old daughter has been in residential school for 2 yrs but placement has broken down due to her extreme violence towards staff .

They cannot cope.

She has been assessed under mha but not sectioned. 

It has been stated by cahms and social workers that she urgently needs to move  to a place she can be assessed but there are no beds.

She was arrested on Fri after unit called police when she attacked staff.

She was cuffed n legs secured with straps and carried out. After assessment she was returned to the Unit

Because she feels hated she is fixated on moving elsewhere and all her behaviours are targeted to getting away.

She is trying to hurt others to be arrested. She is trying to damage school to be arrested.

 She is like a wild animal.

 We have been at unit since Friday as staff are no longer working with her. I'm exhausted.

 There are no beds apparently. We have great relationship with camhs n social services but nothing is being done.

The residential unitvare refusing to give notice...They want her removed by social services.

 Social services won't do that as nowhere available.

 There is no care plan in place to get her through tomoz.. its just us n her in a room in a residential unit.

Camhs have maxed out her meds n given diazepam but she has been in and out of crisis 8 times today. These have lasted for up to 2hrs.

I am waiting for local m.p. to respond.

Don't know what to do..

Help us pls someone

 Jez and a very broken princess.

 Love to u all

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  • Former Member
    Former Member

    Does the school specialise in autistic children? It sounds as though CAMHS and the school have failed to work out what makes her tick. Are CAMHS very sympathetic but not actually very good at turning round difficult cases?

    Have you asked her why she hates it so much?

    If she is treated like an animal then she will behave like one - but which came first? Either way (I'm not sure whether it matters now) you somehow have to break the cycle of control and punishment and people have to treat her differently.

    Perhaps you can get a second opinion from another autism specialist (someone who hasn't been involved so far) who will listen to her with a fresh pair of ears and eys and perhaps make a new start?

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  • Former Member
    Former Member

    Does the school specialise in autistic children? It sounds as though CAMHS and the school have failed to work out what makes her tick. Are CAMHS very sympathetic but not actually very good at turning round difficult cases?

    Have you asked her why she hates it so much?

    If she is treated like an animal then she will behave like one - but which came first? Either way (I'm not sure whether it matters now) you somehow have to break the cycle of control and punishment and people have to treat her differently.

    Perhaps you can get a second opinion from another autism specialist (someone who hasn't been involved so far) who will listen to her with a fresh pair of ears and eys and perhaps make a new start?

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