5 years old my ds was finally diasgnosed with autism it took 4 years of fighting to get this far 4 years of being doubted being blamed 4 years of long nights. Finally at 5 the diasgnosis of autism with Adhd tendancies was given. Relief was great but very much sort lived. I attended every course i was sent on. I did every course available. Ds had very bad anger outburst never slept. He was given alamenzie and melatonin for sleep. We were refered to physiology twice and both times were told they couldn't help. Cahms refused to take him on the numours times he was refered. We spent 9 years pleading for help of everyone no on would help no one. Why? Because hr has always plastered a smile on his face walked out the front door and pretended like everything was ok. He refused to let anyone in and refused to tell anyone what was going. At 9 school decided that he was so good at school yet so violent at home it must be my fault so refered us to SS they came in did an assement and had no concerns at all ds actually told SS his problem was school not home. Still no help offered. 14 now ds is school refusing, depressed, anxious and struggling with even getting out of bed in a morning. I am faced with the prospects of fines and even possibility of prosecution eventually. Having to phone and talk though the same conversation daily witg the attendance officer. All this because no onr believed me what was going on. Hes always be anxious but no one believed me. Hes always struggled but no one believed me constant i can't help or hes not suicidal so we cant help him (cahms). If someone listened years ago if someone helped him before things got so bad maybe maybe he would be able to cope. But no one listened no one. Please of your a dr, teacher, ss, hv basicly anyone who is in a position that could help people like ds please please please listen and take parents serisouly please dont let them get like my ds.
Hardest thing of all is i am right back at the beginning of this very story with ds whos 5 and already nobody listens.