I am hoping for some clarity as to the actual process of a child with very obvious additional needs being seen , assessed, diagnosed and supported
My grandson was “referred” at 2 years of age by a health visitor , then nursery “sent a referral” the year after . Seen by GP numerous times , a few professionals ( not sure who or from where ) came in to observe him in class ….. no outcome , nothing
My beautiful grandson is now 6 years of age , permanently excluded from school, hurting himself , his mum and his sister , sleeps approx 2 hours a night , is hyper all the waking hours , eating too much , totally unaware of any consequences of his actions , no empathy at all for hurting another person , has to be supervised 24hrs a day due to risk of harm , escape or general disruption, refuses to wear clothes , every single thing is a battle and I’m ashamed to admit they just had to have a pet rehomed as he hurt them too . In our own research and support groups found , it’s most likely he has ADHD, ASD and PDA
I’m not even sure we have been referred to the right service .. how is this right 4 years later , this child is missing out on all of these early year development that is crucial , the effect on the family is horrendous and if there was a goal , a plan that we can see us reaching we’d feel so much better
We love this boy so much but are heartbroken as to how we feel abandoned and uncertain as to how we support him best when we are making it up as we go along , trying to discipline within his level of understanding , keep him safe and happy while managing his violence , aggression and very poor coping skills
Could anyone tell me please yeh exact process of what should have happened, where would he be referred to , is that NHS paediatric, is it paediatric MH ?
Thank you , sorry that was long .