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OCD - my panic in dealing with it
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What options are there while waiting for CAMHS support for OCD?
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Children refusing contact with father
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My son’s asking for advice and I don’t know how to properly give him one.
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Nearly 6 year old still head banging and humming to get to sleep.
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Mute and distressed son 16yo
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Advice for a 4-year-old anxious about touching things and hand washing
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Autistic DD12 so anxious and overwhelmed all the time.
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NHS Right to Choose autism screening versus private assessment experiences?
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How have other parents coped after a teen's mental health crisis?
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Autistic daughter fixated on pregnancy and babies as a special interest
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ADHD diagnosis through the NHS, can medication be accessed sooner?
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Best type of therapist for young person with anxiety, possibly neurodivergent
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Four year old ‘doesn’t want to be real’
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11year old wants to be different but is hurt easy.
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ADHD awareness at school- is anyone else frustrated??
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Child anxiety after sickness bug and school vomiting incident
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CAMHS support for younger autistic child with severe emotional distress
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Raising a childs self esteem
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Did moving from CAMHS to private psychiatry help your teenager?
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Worried about 17-year-old daughter after possible past abuse
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Supporting a 17 year old with binge eating disorder
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Anything short term for child with anxiety
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Possible ADHD in teenage daughter
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Help needed for my 10-year-old son who saw me get assaulted.
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Psychiatric help needed for teen
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Seeking advice on psychiatric assessment and support for a struggling teenager
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Long term, generalised anxiety 11 year old
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Should I tell a parent about a child's self-harm post?
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How to support autistic daughter struggling with a rude manager
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Trichotilimania - hair pulling DD
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Can a GP refer a teen directly to a psychiatrist?
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Behavioral issues, emotional or neurodivergent?!
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Looking for a child psychologist to support my children being heard in court.
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12 year old wants to be a boy
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Planner suggestions for ADHD? 10 yr old who struggles to organise himself
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Right To Choose NHS
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Online v in person ASD assessment
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Supporting my 10 year old with sudden anxiety about plans and holiday.
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Has anyone else noticed their kids are worse after screens?
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EBSA and Social Services Assessment
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Single mum struggling
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Kids Dad - trouble
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I just had to physically carry my 12 year old daughter to the car to get her to go to school....
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Child with ADHD & RSD struggling with unkind kids
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Child with autism and ADHD struggling with anxiety about death
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Private adhd assessment, Staffordshire, please help
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How to find counselling for 10yo
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Low PAPP-A long term effects
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Could my son's lack of motivation be depression rather than laziness?
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