NHS Services For Children With Special Needs Reviews

Newest Review: ... was further diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome (high functioning autism.) Only dogged determination and a refusal to accept that my parenting skills were at fault enabled me to get these diagnoses, which meant of course, extra educational help at school which he desperately needed. My son has also had 3 major hospitalised seizures over a 4 year period, (stemming from ‘bad feelings’ which turn into full blown seizures of which he sometimes has dozens a week) and each time was discharged with no help, no medication, nothing. After his last episode which was really horrifying and worse than the other two, I eventually got referral to... more
Customer NHS Services For Children With Special Needs Reviews (2)

by - written on 10/05/01, updated on 10/05/01 (Very useful, 59 readings)
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Many years ago I believed that doctors went into the profession because it was their vocation, that the cared passionately about people, but over the last 14 years this faith has been shaken to the very core. I knew that there was something wrong with my son more or less from when he was a baby. He cried constantly and when he got to his feet he turned into a tiny tornado. Also, unfortunately at age 4 he was struck down with a serious brain infection that made his behavioural problems worse and caused him to have ‘bad feelings’ after recovery to this day. He is now 14.. Although I alerted the health visitor when he was tiny and saw a ... Read the complete review

by - written on 23/09/00, updated on 23/09/00 (Useful, 52 readings)
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As a parent of a "disabled" child I find it quite fustrating the lack of care the NHS has for her. Our family does its best but some of her most basic rights are left to flounder in the hope that "someone" will take care of it. I think this country has, at a higher level, decided to ignore problems that do not affect them. The government needs to take a stand and listen, thats what they are there for. Ther is a huge block of votes that could be swayed by a party willing to take on the issue of disability seriously. ... Read the complete review
