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15yr old struggling with school attendance, depression and anxiety

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Hi Everyone, 

My autistic son has been out of school since November 2021, and is struggling with depression and anxiety.  He won't/can't  enage with anyone from school, camhs, 42nd st, kooth or the GP.

Everything is a struggle for him, washing, brushing his hair, having the curtains open. I don't know how to support him.  Sometimes he can be aggressive and shouty, and can trash his room, other times he is very sad and tearful.

It feels like we are on a hamster wheel, and not getting anywhere. School have arranged for a home visit at the end of March, but my son is already saying that they can't come, as home is his safe place.

He has been offered the chance of an online call, but hasn't t been been able to attend these. 

Camhs initially suggested parenting workshops, after which he would be discharged if he was still unwilling / unable to engage, but have since put him on the waiting list for the psychiatric service. 

I'm now taking time off work as I can't cope with my sons needs and managing a full time job. 

It feels like the clock is running down to when he leaves school and we will be left in limbo, and he will have no gcse's, no college place, no work.

I worry about him constantly as he has talked about killing himself, but at the same time I know I'm not helping things.

We don't know what to do next. 

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  • Hello I know what your going through my daughter who is the same age was diagnosed last year. She is struggling with the diagnosis of autism,anxiety,depression, eating and sleeping problems our own gp can’t help as she needs to be reviewed by paeds doctors, we are waiting for a medication nurse from forward thinking Birmingham in my opinion are utterly useless. My daughter has really struggled all this academic year and has hardly been there , I worry she won’t get a place in a college because of her attendance. I am trying to get a EHCP for her so she will have help until she is 25. 

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  • Hello I know what your going through my daughter who is the same age was diagnosed last year. She is struggling with the diagnosis of autism,anxiety,depression, eating and sleeping problems our own gp can’t help as she needs to be reviewed by paeds doctors, we are waiting for a medication nurse from forward thinking Birmingham in my opinion are utterly useless. My daughter has really struggled all this academic year and has hardly been there , I worry she won’t get a place in a college because of her attendance. I am trying to get a EHCP for her so she will have help until she is 25. 

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