I have a 6 year old with autism, I hope to get some advice

Gemma31

Hi everyone i am a mother of a 6 year old boy with autism. Although verbal he has a great amount of anxiety and cannot regulate his emotions. Hope to get some advice and support from here! Thanks x

janer1967

Hi and welcome 

I would check out our parents and carers section which may have some useful advice and connect you with other parents 

Ross_Alumni

Hi @Gemma31 and welcome to the community, how are you? 

Is your son under the care of a GP or health professional for his autism? Have you discussed these concerns with them?

Gemma31

Hi both thank you for your replies. My son is 6 and i have had him referred to camhs but unfortunately didnt get much help. X

Tori_Scope

I'm sorry that you didn't get much help from CAMHS @gemma31. Is he at school? Does he have an EHCP? 

Scope run a fantastic Parents Connect service, which you might like to check out to get some advice and support from people who understand what you're going through. Do you mind me asking when your son was diagnosed with autism? 

You might also like to get in touch with the National Autistic Society, who run a variety of services. For example, they have a Parent to Parent Emotional Support Helpline. 

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Does he have a CCA (Child Care Attendant) at school? The rules surrounding that may have changed since I was in Juniors and Secondary, but I remember I did, and it wasn't 1 to 1 care either, the lady I had was in charge of about 2 or 3 other kids at the same time.