Devon mum

Hi Ophelia I know just how frusrating this is, you'd think they could pass notes on regarding children they've been seeing to their replacements wouldn't you? Trouble is the people you rely on to help your child will probably tell you that some don't even bother keeping notes in the way you would expect!! I had this with quick change Ed Psych's. Speech therapists in our area are usually carrying shiny brand spanking new quailifications and certificates, but they do seem to be totally unprepared for the reality of how big their work load will be and I feel this is why they go elsewhere. JMHO!! It took until my DS1 was 9(year 5) to get a dx and that was with me saying things aren't right and plenty of It was quicker with DS2 as his issues were much less easy to ignore. But with my DD it has been many occasions hen I have needed to and that is with then knowing she has problems but not really taking enough notice. I hope you get good results from your filming adventure! !

Hi I breast fed all of my children, but the boys were too lazy - probably my fault as I gave them both dummies. I got loads of problems with both of them, due to having more supply than demand!! Then with my daughter, I fed her every time she cried (or should I say nearly drowned her in the first few months?) she had no dummy and I fed her until she was 18 months old. She was never a big feeder though. Keiran had the biggest trouble when weaning, it turned out that rice in premade foods made him constipated, so I had to make his food fresh. Martyn has had to be very careful with additives, we seem to be coming out of the other side of that now as he gets older. None of my children will eat yoghurts with bits in apart from the corner yoghurts with the biscuit bits.

Hi there everyone! I am glad to find this forum, I'll tell you all a bit of my story. I have been married to my husband for 18 years, we've been together for nearly 21 years - we got together in our teens! We have three children; the first is Martyn age 15 diagnosed ADHD and dyslexic at age 9 and a half he was on medication for 18 months. Then we have Keiran 11 diagnosed ASD at age 5 and a half. We were referred to see CAMHS by the local health visitor after a visit put in place by the play school Keiran was attending. Martyn was only diagnosed because we were referred to CAMHS for help with Keiran. The youngest is our beautiful daughter Rebecca, now 8, whose hair seems to grow more than she does, everyone who meets her comments on how long it is. We have known she has difficulties since she was three, she has a very complicated story involving Speech Therapist, Pre School Advisory Team, Peadiatrician, Ed Psych(kind of), CAMHS, and now Child Psych. It is now felt that she is somewhere on the Autistic Spectrum and that is what brings us here! School have not really been pushing for her to get a Dx, they just see her as being difficult for the most part. How do we best help her, what is there out there that I may be able to use as a guide? I know how to help the boys but she is proving much, much more complicated. Oh yes, my husband was diagnosed with OCD when I was expecting Keiran and spent the next two years being treated for depression after having a breakdown. My only complaint is that I just don't seem to be able to sleep properly, I just wake up in the night and will be awake for up to two hours. I'm real tired!