DS2 has an appointment for an assessment

[CuriousMama]

He's been going to CAHMS for a button phobia but school have noticed a change in his behaviour. He's always had problems of one sort or the other. He's ultra sensitive, has social interaction difficulties, takes things too literally a lot of the time, amongst others. Also had SALT visits throughout schooling.

So the nurse at CAHMS has managed to get him an appointment in April so not long to wait. My mother says there's nothing wrong with him bless her. She rarely sees him though. She's not much of a hands on Nana tbh and the dcs are much closer to exdh's mum.

DS2 also swears too much. He's 11 and goes to comp in September. This makes a diagnosis more important. Or maybe there won't be a definite one?

There may not be a definite diagnosis.

What they will do is take a full developmental history from you, observe your DS and carry out some diagnostic tests.

It can take a few weeks or months to arrive at a dx as they tend to invite the views of a host of people from different disciplines e.g. SALT, Ed Pysch etc.

Then they'll tell you what they've dx'd and suggest some strategies that will help.

Good luck in your assessment the weeks will soon fly by

Prepare yourself for the assessment. They will ask things about his childhood years from birth up. Watching old videos to jog your memory will help too. Things like when he was first talking/walking. What his birth was like etc.

Also start a diary in the meantime of any oddities, anxieties your ds comes up with. Log any emotional situations and how you handled them and if it helped or not. Keep well informed at the school. Perhaps tell them he is due this assessment and would they be good enough to fill in a home diary of anything they notice or failing that maybe they could email you the weeks concerns?

The more information you gather the better x

Thanks you two. Good idea about the diary coff33pot.