Personally I think its easier to label and medicate than do the intensive one to one counseling that would work with many of these kids. But it doesn't happen.
Riven I completely agree with them, as bythe sea says childrens mental health is seriously underfunded and it is cheaper and easier just to give them a load of pills and send them on thier way.
I've had issues with CAMHs because ok yes he has had diagnoses Of ADHD for 2 years, all they do is push his medication higher all the time which I really don't think is right.
He was so tired on 35mg of strattera and they are so blinkered 'Well he must take that dose, as that is what is recommended for an 8 year old ADHD child. But all children are different and different children have different ADHD symptoms I would have thought?
so I've cut his dose down to 25mg which has helped his concentration and he still has his liveiness and is able to funtion very well on it. Have yet to tell CAMH!
I asked if there was anything else he could benefit from apart from a group workshop now and again like councelling, even us all learning and putting together strategies for the whole family to deal with hs condition and they said no they just like to medicate first and foremost. Which to me is crazy.
DS has had grief councelling from the NSPCC (crap) as he has lost a lot of close people in our family and he lost his 6 year old friend when he was in year1 to drowning. I just feel that had he had proper help and behavioural therapies at the tthe time of dx then there wouldn't be a need for medication and maybe I wouldn't be asking on here for help with odd.
Sorry if that sounded rambly.
just a bit upset, ds kicked off against his dss before, he gets easily upset and angry that 'they have to come here' and tells them
causes a lot of friction between dp, ds and myself. ds attitude stinks.