advice needed for benefits

Re: advice needed for benefits

Labman I am so sorry - something weird happened and I sent a weird reply:witchy:no offence meant!

No problem! lol

[debs1974]

Re: advice needed for benefits

nope, doctors will not do it saying he has no mental health issues, but i thought behaviour was mental health

[MissFM]

Re: advice needed for benefits

What about has he ever been referred to or seen a psychiatrist (as opposed to a psychologist) with a view to any specific further diagnosis?

[debs1974]

Re: advice needed for benefits

um connexions, its a place for young people to help them in finding jobs, help with special ed up to the age of 25 if the young person has special needs. He can talk, but gets extremely frustrated when trying to explain things to people, he doesnt understand alot of what people say to him either

[MissFM]

Re: advice needed for benefits

Surely the medics would have been involved while he was in full time education though? Usually where Educational Psychologists are involved, Statements of Special Educational Needs are awarded (was this a full time statement, if not what were the terms of it?) and some of the symptoms above are manifesting themselves, the medics would already be involved. Was this not the case?

Labman I am so sorry - something weird happened and I sent a weird reply:witchy:no offence meant!

[MissFM]

Re: advice needed for benefits

Is your son able to speak fairly fluently? ie speak for himself?

[MissFM]

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Sorry Debs - please could you explain "connections advisor" - is this a transition worker? or..?

[debs1974]

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no social worker, my son does not like them. only type of keyworker is his connections advisor

[MissFM]

Re: advice needed for benefits

oooo

[MissFM]

Re: advice needed for benefits

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encopresis yes sorry, my spelling is terrible. my son did have a statement for school but that ran out 2 years ago. he has been to camhs since the age of 8 too. i did request copies of reports from camhs but 9 weeks later im still waiting for them. he has been signed off from camhs because he is over 18 and doctor will not refer him to a special place in my town because the dr says my son does not have mental health problems

Surely the medics would have been involved while he was in full time education though? Usually where Educational Psychologists are involved, Statements of Special Educational Needs are awarded (was this a full time statement, if not what were the terms of it?) and some of the symptoms above are manifesting themselves, the medics would already be involved. Was this not the case?

[MissFM]

Re: advice needed for benefits

encopresis yes sorry, my spelling is terrible. my son did have a statement for school but that ran out 2 years ago. he has been to camhs since the age of 8 too. i did request copies of reports from camhs but 9 weeks later im still waiting for them. he has been signed off from camhs because he is over 18 and doctor will not refer him to a special place in my town because the dr says my son does not have mental health problems

This is making me very angry indeed Debs - these people are employed - payed huge salaries out of the budget intended to help our children - and yet they just absorb all the money and get in the way of services for the people they are employed to help.

Does your son have a social worker?

Does he also have a keyworker or are they one and the same?

[MissFM]

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Debs

Looking at the diagnoses you have given above, without further detail, I think your son is entitled to a huge amount of support, both practical and financial. It's just a matter of accessing that support - and I am sorry to say it will be a fight. Much of it is paperwork.

Let me help you if I can!

[debs1974]

Re: advice needed for benefits

encopresis yes sorry, my spelling is terrible. my son did have a statement for school but that ran out 2 years ago. he has been to camhs since the age of 8 too. i did request copies of reports from camhs but 9 weeks later im still waiting for them. he has been signed off from camhs because he is over 18 and doctor will not refer him to a special place in my town because the dr says my son does not have mental health problems

[MissFM]

Re: advice needed for benefits

Do you mean encopresis? (ie involuntary soiling)