This post contains affiliate links, however all views are my own. Hair brushing!!!!! The two words in our house that spark horror for everyone involved. Faye has very long hair which she loves, brushing her hair is another matter. The blood curdling screams can be heard throughout the neighbourhood every morning. For School hair has … Read more
In June we had our first appointment at CAMHS, this was more of a triage appointment with the idea of referring you on to parenting classes as they don’t refer children under 6 for diagnosis. Fortunately we had already done the recommended courses plus others with George so we didn’t have to do them again. … Read more
This is a late post, I meant to have finished it a while ago but better late than never. We had been really struggling with Faye’s behaviour during the last few weeks of summer term. I was called in several times about an escalation in inappropriate behaviour. We had several appointments with CAMHS over June and … Read more
In my previous post I talked about embarking on a new journey to get our daughter diagnosed. Girls with ADHD and / or Autism are under diagnosed. Typically, girls on the spectrum are less disruptive, keep up better academically and are able to mask symptoms better than their male peers. Despite this we were optimistic … Read more
Just as we have finally got George fully diagnosed and breathe a sigh of relief that fighting for assessments is over we find ourselves starting the journey all over again. This time with our youngest child Faye. Faye is now 5 1/2 years old and in year 1 at school. Back in September 2015 we … Read more