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CAMS was upsettin first appointment

adele2301

im new here my name is adele i have 5 children but my son is 8 will be 9 in april has ongoin issues for a long time i took him out of school in sept last year due to ongoin issues with been bullied and him not copin with school,he has delayed speech n langusge difficultires and has had seven block of therapy for speech n language he had a iep when at school.while attending school he had serious issues with anxiety been sick wetting himself , he finds it difficult to cojmmunicate n make his own friends he lacks in confidence self esteemand does not like change .. since taking him out of school to  home educate i found he was finding things difficult so applied for statement which was turned down due to been home educated so i made a ppointment with docs who refrered him to cams . we went yesterday n discussed all his issues n said he may need special school and need a assesment to see were he is at but they he may have autism . he likes been alone n playing alone cannot cope with change n does not like anythin touched or moved of his which he has left in specfic place , has anyone hsd the assesment and what can we expect what will they do very worried n anxious

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  • Hi Adele,

    I'm not an expert so I don't want to comment on whether or not your son is autistic but I certainly think you are doing the right thing in seeking an assessment. Simply put an assessment is where a number of people will observe your son in a relaxed environment. They will be looking for signs of autism or any other number of things and will also ask you questions about your son. This is because with young children, especially ones exhibiting difficulties in communication, its often not easy to get answers to all the questions they will have. Tell them everything you can in as much detail.

    My son is autistic ans has the classic triad of impairments; poor social communication, imagination and interaction. He is in his second year at a local special school and loves it there, he never went to mainstream school. One thing to remember is that going to a special school is not a 'final thing'; I believe most schools will always try to integrate children back into mainstream school if they believe it to be beneficial, whether it be an hour or a morning or whatever they feel appropriate. Things will vary based on your local services, but on the whole I think they are good.

    Good luck.

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  • Hi Adele,

    I'm not an expert so I don't want to comment on whether or not your son is autistic but I certainly think you are doing the right thing in seeking an assessment. Simply put an assessment is where a number of people will observe your son in a relaxed environment. They will be looking for signs of autism or any other number of things and will also ask you questions about your son. This is because with young children, especially ones exhibiting difficulties in communication, its often not easy to get answers to all the questions they will have. Tell them everything you can in as much detail.

    My son is autistic ans has the classic triad of impairments; poor social communication, imagination and interaction. He is in his second year at a local special school and loves it there, he never went to mainstream school. One thing to remember is that going to a special school is not a 'final thing'; I believe most schools will always try to integrate children back into mainstream school if they believe it to be beneficial, whether it be an hour or a morning or whatever they feel appropriate. Things will vary based on your local services, but on the whole I think they are good.

    Good luck.

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