Recieved my appt for ds to attend CAMHS

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But the waiting list is 5 months. I can't believe it, I can't wait 5 months, we both need help now. He has become so aggressive, every day he's hitting someone at school. After school we even have to take a different route to the car so he doesn't come across any childen. The school reports that he pulls children by the hair to pull them down to the floor, his SALT has even said that he needs his 1-1 just to protect other children if he suddenly loses it. And I have to wait 5 months before I can even get any help, bl**dy furious

get on the phone to them and pester them, thats what ive done and we have out appt with in 2 months, taking ds out of school helped although dont know if you are in a position to do this

I will give them a ring. Ds's school has been fantastic though, they have been so supportive that it wouldn't be in our best interest to take him out. I feel for him because he does find school life very difficult and he really hates going in, but I worry if I take him out he will have even more difficulty connecting with other children IYKWIM. Got to say though, if I was in your position I would perhaps think differently

good im glad your ds school is being supportive, i only wish my ds school had been and it hadnt got this far, i was repeatedly told yesterday that i had done "the wrong thing" by taking ds out of school, yeah whatever!

I agree, phone and make it clear that you'll accept a cancellation. We did this all those 8 years ago and got an appointment on DS's birthday Is there anyone else you can see in the meantime? Behaviour Support or Clinical Psych? At least the school sounds good and he'll have a break over Xmas which uses up some of the time.

If the school are really supportive they might be prepared to help you push him up the list by saying that unless something is done now they may have to exclude him. My mum has done this before and it meant that the child was made an urgent case and was seen more quickly.

Davros, would you know who I have to go through to see a clinical pysch? The last and only time I saw one was 2 years ago when we got the diagnosis. He's got a gp appt in a couple of weeks, but his paed appt is not until Feb. I wonder if the gp would be able to refer us. I feel like I'm going out of my mind sometimes, he's also driving me nuts with his constant humming, something that has got steadily worse over the last few months.

This had crossed my mind amynnixmum, how much can they tolerate of this sort of behaviour anyway. It might well be the route I'll have to take, but god hope I'm not tempting fate.

Definitely pressurise them, that's ridiculous. We got referred to a clinical psychologist through our community paediatrician. Do you get on with yours? We also saw a fab psychiatric nurse from the children's disability team who was also fab. Do you have access to these services where you are?

Not that I'm aware of. I've had a lot of support with regards to his schooling, the ed pysch and SALT has been involved quite abit lately due to his statementing, although that is so dragging on. But other than this appt coming up with CAMHS I have had no personal help with regards to his behaviour. His school thinks that ds hits out to gain attention, his ed physc believes he hasn't developed the appropriate strategies of expressing his anxiety and frustration and so it results in this type of behaviour. Yesterday after school he just ran up to this boy and tried to punch him on the face, fortunately he missed, but when I asked him why he did this, he just replied that he didn't like this boy. How am I meant to deal with that. So it seems that school, ed physc seems to have the answers as to why he behaves like this, but I have had no strategies on how to deal with it. I doubt I can get an earlier appt with paed, so I'm going to get onto the gp to see if I can access these services that you suggest. Incidentally I do get on with his paed but I only see him once every 6 months, and he is so for this gluten and casein free diet which I've tried but have had no success. He reckons that will solve alot of the problems. If only. Sorry I've rambled

I would definitely as GP for referral to Clinical Psych and general Child Development Team. Psych should be able to help with behaviour strategies but SLT should be trying to sort out how he communicates and alternatives for him to use to punching someone in the face! From MN I believe that there are behaviour support teams and people, I've never seen one myself, so that would be worth asking too. Even if GP can't/won't refer he can at least tell you WHO there is out there and you could start pressuing direct, esp as he has a dx.

Thanks, I will badger my gp about these services. Why on earth we are not told about them in the first place is beyond me.