My 16yr old dd has autism. She gets low mood and anxious in new situations and also doesn't attend school due to school refusal.
Last year she went through a spell of not eating and terrified to put on weight. She lost alot of weight at that time and was absolutely miserable and unwell. Eventually we got an appointment with CAHMS who discharged her and said the anxiety, low mood and 'disordered eating" were all due to her autism. They referred to a disability team who felt they couldn't really help either.
She eventually got through all this and started eating normally again.
Now she has told me she is really struggling with it again. She will only eat one meal in the evening of 2 chicken goujons and pasta which she weighs. She also has one coffee per day. She is pale, cold all the time and has no energy
I've made a gp appointment and im trying to get a private psychology appointment for her.
Is there anything else I can do to help her in the meantime? I'm worried sick about her.
We live in Ireland so the services are probably different.