Thanks. yes, I think an in-patient stay somewhere is defintely in the future. I just spoke to difficult child's psychiatrist and now he's telling me he doesn't think she has an Austic Spectrum Disorder as she is able to go to gymnastics, swimming, ballet, tennis etc and that behaviourally she's fine in school!!! He said he thinks a lot of the problem is my relationship with her and how she has percevied me over the years. (she has two very involved grandmothers) a case of too many primary caregivers etc etc. I said I understand the family therapy element of all of this and what he is saying but that she has been showing behaviours since the age of 2 and I first asked for a referreal to the clinic when she was aged 4 as she was showing signs of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). I said that i have heard of other kids on the spectrum who are social and he said that it's not possible and that if she did have Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) that the clinic where he is would not be the place for her. I said how am i meant to know the best place for her if i can't get a diagnosis!! He also said that if she had Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) there's no medication for it anyway!!
He agreed to get in touch with the psychiatric hospital regarding a referral for an in patient stay. He couldn't offer any suggestions on how to get her to take medications but said he would prescribe some if i wanted.
I'm so confused and upset right now. Is it true that she couldn't be Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) because of the extra cirricular activites she does? At present she does swimming, gymnastics, tennis, ballet, dancing drama and singing and she loves going to all of them!
