I'm posting this for a friend, who is pretty much buckling under the strain of dealing with her almost 7 year old DS. So apologies if this is a bit vague and I can't answer all the questions
He has recently been diagnosed with ASD, and they've taken him out of school to HE him as school was sending his anxiety through the roof. But she's now struggling to find any kind of support for him, and indeed for herself. He's very oppositional, and also still very anxious, although not as badly and being with him 24-7 is proving harder than she thought. She has been referred to CAHMS but not sure how much help they are going to be.
I've offered to do a bit of basic research for her to see what support is available and who she needs to ask, so if anyone has any pointers at all, I'd really appreciate it.
She's in the North Midlands, if that makes any difference. And I am also going to post this on the HE board, just in case there is specific experience there.