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Psychologist??

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Hi,

I need some advice - my autistic 9 year old son was diagnosed a year ago but despite adapting to him and trying things recommended to us we are having continued behavioural issues.

1. Most days he says he wants to die and gets knives (blunt) from our kitchen.

2. He hits every day either his dad or little sister when he gets angry.

3. He refuses to do anything new despite preparing him.

4. If we say he can’t do something he shouts that we don’t care or love him.

This is really impacting our family life - I wondered if a psychologist would help? He has previously had some Camhs sessions which didn’t really help so currently is not seeing anyone professionally.

thanks

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  • Hi, 

    I’m Autistic myself and the youngest of my 3 daughter’s (2 years 5 months) has just completed her 3 autism assessments. We’re waiting for the MDT meeting but I will be VERY surprised if she doesn’t get an ASD level 3 diagnosis as she’s ‘high needs’. 

    As a parent, it must be really distressing to see your child behaving like this? It seems that it would be beneficial to get some support for him as it seems that he is struggling at the moment. It could be anxiety/sensory issues/other, it’s difficult to know. It might be helpful to call the Autism helpline on this website as they may be able to offer advice to address the behaviour and also advise you what support he and yourselves are entitled to:

    www.autism.org.uk/.../contact.aspx

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  • Hi, 

    I’m Autistic myself and the youngest of my 3 daughter’s (2 years 5 months) has just completed her 3 autism assessments. We’re waiting for the MDT meeting but I will be VERY surprised if she doesn’t get an ASD level 3 diagnosis as she’s ‘high needs’. 

    As a parent, it must be really distressing to see your child behaving like this? It seems that it would be beneficial to get some support for him as it seems that he is struggling at the moment. It could be anxiety/sensory issues/other, it’s difficult to know. It might be helpful to call the Autism helpline on this website as they may be able to offer advice to address the behaviour and also advise you what support he and yourselves are entitled to:

    www.autism.org.uk/.../contact.aspx

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