It's gonna be long so please bare with me.
My 16 year old daughter is driving me mental. She is autistic and suspect adhd.
She's at sixth form college and failing big. Her attendance is at 55%, she's failing two of her three subjects. She laughed at the targets they've set, said its not her fault because xyz. She's at risk of losing her place for next year and blames everyone else for this because they "don't do anything to help her". She's been offered numerous avenues of support at college as well as offers to use their counselling services but she won't engage. We've tried camhs, but they've twice discharged her and said they don't see anything she needs their level of support for.
She told them she thinks she's bipolar, they said there wasn't any indicators there and she was fuming they didn't agree with her. (For the record, I agree that there isn't any indication that screams bipolar). She is waiting for appts to test for eds and pots (which I do believe she has). She has been saying she keeps vomiting for no reason, then when I said we should get you an appt she first said she didn't need it, it's probably just anxiety, then when I hadn't made an emergency appt and said I was going to make it with the gp, she got angry that i wasn't making an appt right then and there (at 9pm), then said "I didn't even want an appt, I'm done" and stormed out.
If I try to support with college, or health issues, im wrong unless I completely agree with what she says or wants. Nothing i say or do is right. I've said if she gets kicked off her course she'll have to look for an new course and she said "no one will take me" so I said then you'll have to look at a job "but it's illegal so I can't get a job without also studying" (I've checked this and although it's law, its not enforced so yes, she can).
I'm looking at paying for private therapy to see if that's any good but I really need some advice and support because I cNt keep going on like this. This behaviour isn't new, it's been all the way through school and I'm exhausted.
I have two boys to take care of (15 and 10) and they've seen and heard too many screaming matches and arguments, as well as my mum who we live with as she is disabled and chronically ill, and i work full time. I can't do it anymore