My dd8 has changed since the school year began and she had to join a new class. Assuming there is a link there but with mental health it’s hard to know for sure. It started with her tapping the tap 10 times, saying she just feels she “has” to. This passed with me doing my best to ignore it, and things got better but they’ve come again this week with her getting very upset saying she needs to say her prayers in order each night but she keeps getting lost with them and having to start over and she’s exhausted. We don’t pray as a family so this is definitely something she has decided herself, and I’m doing my best to reassure her nothing bad will happen if she doesn’t “complete” the prayers.
other than this she’s always had some sensory issues around clothes but it’s worsened lately and as she only likes shorts and bare legs the Colder weather has proved hard for her and many activities / play dates have been cancelled as she sits crying refusing to get dressed, in between these awful moments she’s happy and settled for the most part, however she had a rare outburst at school last week shouting at her teacher who she felt was being unfair to another pupil which is so unlike her (normally she’s quiet as a mouse in school). I just feel lost and know the go would likely refer to CAMHS but it’s a 2 year waiting list here to be seen and I cant afford anything private ☹️