Hyperactivity??? Updated 11/12/17

[sabby52]

Update,

we got or referral letter and it states he will be seen and assessed within 4 months as long as I attend the parent workshop 6 weeks before his appointment, my workshop should be some time in July and they expect to see my son late Aug/early Sept.

 

[wishingonastar]

Great you have ball rolling. We are looking at getting our child assessed too

 

[sabby52]

Great you have ball rolling. We are looking at getting our child assessed too

Thank you hope your referral goes as smoothly as ours has

 

[sabby52]

We have our parent workshop tomorrow afternoon, my son will have his first assessment 6-8 weeks after that. His new teacher has made a lot of comments about his fidgeting and talking, he is getting into a lot of trouble for leaving his seat and fidgeting with stuff on the table, I have explained to her that he just cant help it and that he is being assessed for adhd/add/asd but she didnt seem to care, she just said that she would have to keep punishing him I did send a fiddle toy to school with him (with her permission) but she tells him to put it away, the fiddle toy does help to stop him fidgeting and I have noticed it calms him a little, it even helps him sleep at night.

But anyway parent workshop tomorrow so the ball can really start rolling after that :

 

[.Mrs.B.]

Keep punishing him???? I would not be happy with that.

 

[suzib76]

Teachers, well not just teachers, a lot of people struggle to accept these wee things without a diagnosis. They just can't make allowances and be understanding until they have that reason in black and white. When jack finally got his autism diagnosis it just felt like an explanation for everyone else, for us we already knew and already made these allowance and changes for him. I would be tempted to speak to school and make sure he can have his fidgety toy, they do help and if it works why take it away Hope everything goes well tomorrow.

 

[topsy]

Hi hun i have no advice, just read through the thread and think we masybe in the same boat. my son only started school is sep, but is contently on the move-he is still on half days- the only one in his yr. He doesnt listen to the teacher and has got so frustrated has kicked and thrown toys.

we have been refereed to CAMHS.

How did your class go hun ?

xxx

 

[sabby52]

The workshop just threw up more questions than answers

When he was referred we were told he was referred for ASD and ADHD assessments but today we found out he has only been referred for ADHD assessments Now we have to start from scratch with a ASD assessment

The pediatrician we spoke with today seems to think it isnt ADHD we are dealing with she thinks he has Asperger's She said she cant wait to meet him as he sounds like a lovely innocent little boy and she cant wait to hear about his view of the world

So all-in-all dont know what to think, we have more questions than answers at the moment.

 

[sabby52]

Just thought I would do a quick update, Dec was seen at the ADHD clinic in March this year, she wants to reassess him in a years time (next March) wasn't enough evidence to diagnose but too much to discharge so waiting to be seen again. He was assessed for ASD in October and was diagnosed ASD on the day, he also has tourettes syndrome, anxiety problems (we have had a few frightening anxiety attacks ) and OCD. So to cut a long story short, I was 100% right when I thought there was a problem and I would definitely advise any one that has any concerns to get it checked out, Dec is a very well adjusted boy and doing extremely well in school which was masking alot of his problems. Still dont know how I feel and we still have our ADHD reassessment to go through in a few months time.

 

[Nibblenic]

Im so glad you go some where with the process. It takes such a long time doesnt it.

What does your gut tell you about adhd? Would you consider medication?

 

[Bevziibubble]

I'm glad you are getting somewhere but sorry you have to wait until March for the next assessment. All the waiting must be really frustrating, but I hope that you get some answers

 

[sabby52]

Im so glad you go some where with the process. It takes such a long time doesnt it.

What does your gut tell you about adhd? Would you consider medication?

I would never have thought ASD, I always thought he was hyperactive so ADHD was my original thought, he still finds it hard to keep still, he fidgets alot, talks an extreme amount and over all always has too much energy, but because his attention is very good they wont diagnose ADHD. His pediatrician said the problem could be sensory and thats why he keeps needing to move around but I really dont know, I do know he has sensory issues regarding noises and smells so I suppose it could be sensory but I am not convinced. Hopefully we will get more answers at his review next month. x