As some here may know I have an adult son with learning difficulties, autisim and epilepsy.
He's in supported living at the moment.
Because of his severe anxiety his gp prescribed 2mg of diazapam on an 'as needed' script. Which helped.
Many years ago, he was up for attending a college specifically for people with additional needs and on his first few taster sessions I gave him a diazapam before he went to help him through.
I was furious to then recieve a letter from the head asking to see my son 'without the diazapam'
First off I wrote that if she looked in on him anytime after 11am she'd see what he was like as it would have worn off by then, secondly I wrote that his diazapam was just as much a treatment as his epilepsy meds, as increased anxiety always resulted in more fits and what she was asking was akin to asking to see my son without his epilepsy meds.
Thirdly and most importantly, she wasn't his gp she was the Head and as such had no business in my sons use of meds. Imo
Whilst in hospital on a mental health ward he was given his diazapam as and when he felt he needed it and they felt appropriate.
Now in his supported living set up the manager informed me that they prefer to use coping strategies instead of diazapam. At first, I thought this was fine and I had to take a step back.
But since being there he has been self harming, deep scratches along his arms and I've been told on many occasions now that they were going to look into prescribing something for his low mood and anxiety.
He's had med reviews but still no mention of if and when they might try meds for him.
So I'm going to be questioning his social worker as to whose role it is to decide if he should have a prescribed med or not.
I'm thinking it surely isn't the manager of his supported living arrangements but I need to sort this out.
To add insult to injury his waking care worker keeps him up at night after falling asleep with the TV volume high and snoring her head off.
Before he had a TV in his bedroom he said the waking care worker kept telling him it was time for bed and he looked tired and I jokingly said 'she wants you out the way so she can have a kip'
Rant over, just wanted to vent
