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Does anyone have experience with fabricated illness by proxy?

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rob38 · 17/09/2023 16:18

I am positive that my son is a victim of fabricated illness by proxy but have had a lot of difficulty getting social services to take action. My 12 year old son is now being supported by camhs due to suicidal thoughts, and I am terrified that his mother may falsely state to camhs that he has been diagnosed with Autism, ADHD or trauma, (as she has done in the past to the Police and others) and that his support could be affected.
His mother gained an opinion from a private clinician a couple of years ago that my son is severely autistic, however this was only an opinion and not a diagnosis and relied solely on tests. The clinicians opinion was questioned by his junior school and his help worker at the time. His junior school stated that they do not believe that he is autistic. During the assessment, his mother lied about my son and witheld crucial information, she also attended that Ados assessment with him. She appears to have induced the symptoms she described him displaying at the time, and used the assessment to commit fraud. After the assessmnet his mother, being fully aware that the clinician only provided an opinion and not a diagnosis, told my son that he is autistic and has ADHD. She also declined to consent to another private assessment despite being aware that his school etc questioned the assesment.
His mother may not tell camhs that he has been diagnosed with Autism, ADHD or trauma, but I have had to inform camhs about the private assessment and am worried that this mess it going to further affect my son if camhs take the report on face value and that he may receive the wrong support from them.

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PermanentTemporary · 17/09/2023 16:27

This sounds very frightening for you and your son.

What is the trauma she refers to?

Are you still with her in a relationship?

Could you go together your son's GP and ask for them to explain the clinicians report to you both? You could raise anything you think is concerning with the GP so it's on the record?

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