Hi my daughter is 11 years old pediatrician has diagnosed her with autism/ social communications delay and anxiety she has been put on the waiting list for camhs but is an 18 months wait im desperately after some help and advice recently when my daughter gets angry she has started hitting herself punches herself in the head slaps her arms and legs and its becoming so distressing to watch i really dont know how to help her with this i normally talk softly to her and reassure her the best i can but i feel like im failing her we havent had any help just 1 pediatrician telephone call that lasted an hour the pediatrician has made an appointment for her but its 6 months away and just adviced i reach out through theses services She has just started senior school and isnt coping very well the work load is causing her distress the strict timeings to get from one class to another the change in teachers she hates pe and they do that most days which stresses her out now the term has changed so has the lunch time routine her year is not first for lunches they are now 3rd which by that time the dining room is full and she finds it too overwleming we do make her a pack lunch but she really enjoyed the lunches she has 1 friend from her previous school which is in her class and thats it . most mornings we have full on meltdowns and she has even tried on one occasion to run away ive spoken with the school but i feel like they acknowledge what i say but dont act my last resort is to pull her from that school but i really dont want to pull her away from her only friend :( she doesnt communicate with others she is so fearful of rejection from others she applies so much pressure on herself to make sure everything runs smoothly and on time any help or advice would be greatly appreciated thank you for reading
