Cahms & Ed Psych involvement

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My lovely and quirky DS (age 7 Y2) is getting more and more quirky, there's a lot of things that are unusual about him but one of the latest things has been all of a sudden (when at home or with us) getting very very angry when things don't go his way and calling himself stupid etc. I had a long discussion with the GP about various things and she wants me to tell the school SENDco to refer him for a visit from the Ed Psych and she said she'd also refer him to CAHMS. Is CAHMS usually involved with this? Or do you think she said it because of the anger issue?
He's a very very quiet child at school and not disruptive. His teacher thinks he's just lovely. There are other issues but mainly I'm wondering why CAHMS?

You little boy sounds wonderful, but perhaps is experiencing problems that your GP believes now warrants further investigation. Depending on where you live, CAMHS may be just to deal with emotional health related issues, eg anxiety etc. In other geographical areas, they are also the clinical pathway for ruling in (or out) neurological conditions such as ASD, ADHD, etc. The role of the educational psychologist will be to identify any learning issues that may be contributing to his difficulties, but they cannot diagnose neurological conditions - merely suggest that there is an indication of a potential one. Therefore, your GP is correct to consider all aspects and given the length of most waiting lists, it is certainly useful to get on the list for referral. Be kind to yourselves and in the meantime, consider that the anger may be anxiety based and that you are the safe haven he feels able to vent in, as opposed to the cause of the anger. You may also find The Explosive Child by Ross W. Greene helpful.

Thank you so much, HopeandFuture (fab name!)
He’s just a gorgeous, quirky boy who brings me to tears because most of the boys in his class don’t talk to him as he’s a little bit odd. He’s sooooo quiet and school and in a class in with two children with big ASD issues and my little guy is not being noticed.
He had a big meltdown when he miscalculated a maths question and got it slightly wrong yesterday at home and he cried and wailed and called himself stupid. At school he does cry if he gets things wrong (especially his beloved Maths).
It sounds like my lovely GP is covering all bases. I honestly thought she’d send me on my way. He presents as just a quiet kid in so many ways. But I’m a teacher and can see he is different to his peers and want to help him.
Thanks for replying x