My son has ASD/ADHD. Other than medication, what other routes are there? This depends upon the age of your child and other circumstances. There are a range of psychological therapies for ASD. From early life really focusing on improving social … Continued
Can partial ASD (Autistic Spectrum Disorder) be explained by the way other children treat them as a result of their differences and by their medicalised experience? The simple answer would be no. ASD caused purely by the way a child … Continued
What is the best way of getting the right resources for a medical referral for psychiatric help? It is a sad fact at the moment that there aren’t the resources to give people proper psychiatric assessments throughout the country. It’s … Continued
My son is six years old. If you’d asked me before if he had any traits of Autism, I’d have said no – he has lots of eye contact, you can tell if he’s sad or happy, has great emotional … Continued
Where should a family go for support for a child with Noonan Syndrome and ADHD who hadn’t had success going to CAMHS and a psychologist whose only suggestion was medication such as Ritalin which their cardiologist said her daughter couldn’t … Continued
On social media, there’s a lot of discussion about sensory issues in children with Noonan’s. Is there any link to those sensory issues and behaviour and have there been any studies done on that? What people usually mean by sensory … Continued
Is there any link between sensory processing and toileting with Noonans? We have a seven-year-old who just cannot stand bright light, loud noises, and he just will not sit on the toilet. Bearing in mind there are different spectrums of … Continued
Last year my 15-year-old grand-daughter had an episode of seizures for two weeks and after much testing it was said she was having ‘pseudo-seizures’ so basically, they were saying it was psychosomatic. Since then she hasn’t had any more seizures … Continued
