Autism Tics Anxiety

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Autism Tics Anxiety - Newcastle.

Dear all,
Please recommend a trustworthy professional doctor who offer therapy for Autism related tics and anxiety for 15 year old in Newcastle.
Already diagnosed just looking for therapy.

Any other recommendations for managing would be greatly appreciated!!
Thank you

My 18yo (with autism) has been struggling with depression and anxiety this year… it might not be what you want to hear, but we have found that fluoxetine (anti-depressant), and propanol ol' (helps with the physical symptoms of anxiety) and counselling have really really helped. My son is so much more on an even keel - and he can tell if he has accidentally missed a dose. It took a bit of time to get to this point, he had been having counselling for quite a few months, and we had quite a few GP and mental health worker appts at the local surgery, and the counsellor wrote a letter of support for a trial of medication.

Strenuous exercise has really helped him (with anxiety and focus etc) in the past (weight training at the gym), but currently not possible. May also help with tics as well (my 18 yo doesn’t have tics though, so no experience of this).

Hope you and son both doing well Many thanks! That's the path l have been debating to consider! I thought of trying with a therapist doctor and see how it goes, but the issue is finding a good doctor coz NHS waiting lists are crazy long and his referrals were declined twice saying "does not meet the threshold"😕 Just waisting time, older he gets, more difficult to treat it!