DS (13) has ASD and struggling with anxiety and school avoidance on and off. After a huge wait and being sent to from pillar to post numerous times, he has had a few sessions of therapy from an organisation recommended by Camhs (after the latter declined his referral).
During his initial ASD assessment last year he gave either one word answers or a very short response which he thought is what they probably want to hear. He struggles to express himself and this was flagged up as a concern at the time. Luckily his practitioner figured him out very early on and I was able to interject and explain things in detail where necessary.
Now to the current counselling. The therapist insists on talking to DS alone which I have no issue with but I know its all very one sided. He hates it and the weekly sessions are giving him anxiety. He told me he finds it draining talking to her for a whole hour, it's boring but tells her he is fine and everything is fine. She questioned why he's having counselling then if he is fine. He responded that he doesn't know. The issue is his anxiety comes and goes. At times it snowballs to the point he can't eat or function and it's mostly around school. He is okay at school AT THE MOMENT due to the senco making some changes but that can change suddenly, where one small incident can be a trigger and he falls apart. He also suffers from burnout due to masking. But he won't tell her all those things because he can't verbalise it. I feel like the sessions which I fought so hard for him are going to waste. I really believed he would get some CBT and be taught coping techniques but all she wants to do is chat to him alone in the hope he opens up about his issues when he doesn't really want to talk or understand them himself. I fear if I say anything I will come across as the overbearing parent. What can I do to make sure he is getting the right help?
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Child mental health
DC's therapy for anxiety
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Goingonab33hunt · 23/09/2022 18:31
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