Ds1 is 10. Been under Camhs for a long time. He's currently seeing a physcotherapist each week. He's very bright but school (and me) have always struggled with his anger and aggression, outbursts and unpredictability. I can cope with his querks and odd tendencies etc. But this last school year he spent more time at home. Attendance board etc involved. Tried to apply ehcp but got refused. School doing what they can when he is there. We've been through a bad time his whole life. So on top of the ASD he has anxiety and the anxiety may be ASD related but may be a result of what he's been through. I don't know what to do. The paediatricians are no use. I have asked a lot of times for medication but it has been refused.
I'm currently getting him treated by a homeopath as I'm desperate. This year his latest is clothes. He will claw at his skin, clothes hurt him no matter that there are no labels, organic cotton and that he will wear the same things 24/7. Today I washed his vest he wear in bed. Resulted in massive meltdown. He ends up crying saying how he will never get a job because of his problem with clothes and that he won't have any money to pay bills. He says without my love he would be dead. He's spoken loads about wishing he was dead and Camhs know this as do school. It. Doesn't seem serious enough for them? Has anyone any experience of this??
He says he struggles to feel happy. His anxiety comes out as anger and aggression, so if he's worrying about something instead of say crying he will shout and hurt people. Everyone has told me medication is a bad idea, the side effects, how it will mess him up. He's already screwed up and he's only 10 and the hormones haven't started yet.
Please please help I'm scared and don't know what to do. There's physically nothing left out there for help for him??
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Please help. Does anyone have 10 yr old + with ASD and/or severe anxiety??
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