Hi this isn't my firsthand experience, however has really upset/ unsettled my mom and she doesn't know if she should say something.
My brother is 14, school have referred for am ASD assessment. He is diagnosed dyslexia. The school had a community nurse come in to assess him for ADHD traits, she concluded that she didnt see any ADHD traits, however she noted school anxiety.
My mom managed to source councilling for my brother and the first session was yesterday. She handed the paperwork to the councillor explaining the nurse came in to assess for ADHD traits, however concluded school anxiety.
The councillor then went on about he is an ex teacher amd ADHD wasn't a thing when he was teaching, however it had now blown up 🙄. How all these things come out of the schools budget and they dont get any extra funding for that.
Saying that his daughter in law is the same as my mom, and every little problem she is trying to label her child.
Disregarded the nurses assessment of school anxiety and said to my brother infront of my mom, I dont know why your here, yoh dont know why your here, does your mom know why your here.......
Am I wrong in thinking this is completely unacceptable conduct from a child mental health service? Im ot saying people cant have opinions, however I thought councillors were supposed to be non judgemental and there to help. Not in my opinion complete arrogant, condescending arseholes.
My mom doesn't know what to do as she has been battling to get my brother some kind of help, and now it really feels like a case if be careful what you wish for.
She doesn't know whether to pull him to one side next time and tell him how he made her feel. Or to just leave it and keep bringing my brother there, or sack it off completely.
Sorry this is so long, last bit my brother is not very open to anything being identified, however there are definitely 'issues' whether that be neurodiverse a mental health issue. So what the councillor said infront of him has also made it more difficult for my mom as my brother is just like 'see i told you there was nothing wrong with me'.