Intellectual Disabilities team
What support is available?
We are here to support you and your family if you’ve been referred by your GP or school for an assessment or diagnosis for a learning disability, mental health condition or challenging behaviour. We’ll be able to meet and offer support to you individually or as a family.
If a diagnosis is made following on from your assessment, CAMHS or your buddy will be there to help you understand more about the diagnosis and a care plan will be put in place to support you.
What can we help you with?
We can come and meet you and your family at home or in schools or wherever you feel more at ease. We can help you with understanding more about your diagnosis and offer support with the following:
- Autistic spectrum conditions
- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
- challenging behaviour, including self injurious behaviour
- problems with anxiety
- depression
- trauma and grief reactions
- complex sleep disorders
With your permission we will link up with other services who may be supporting you. These could include school, social care, and respite services. This will ensure we all work together to best support you and your family and improve goals and outcomes for you.
We facilitate access with other services within CAMHS and workshops for parents to help gain a better understanding of ASD.
What other support is available?
Bucks Family Information Service is a local website with information on support groups, day’s out and information on different children and young people’s services in Buckinghamshire. Below are some examples of support groups and opportunities available via the Bucks Family Information Service website.
- Early Bird Programme – The National Autistic Society (NAS) Early Bird Programme is a 10 week programme for parents of young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
- Help With Autism– Supporting families, schools and organisations. Help with autism is THE place to find great quality, up to date support and resources for anything autism related.
- Buckinghamshire Community Nursing Team – A county-wide team of Registered Nurses qualified in Learning Disabilities and or Children’s Nursing
How do I get in contact?
Parents or other professionals involved with the child or young person’s care can make a referral by contacting CAMHS Single Point of Access on 01865 901951, or using the online referral form.
Young people over the age of 16 years old can contact the service themselves to talk about how CAMHS may be able to help them.
Non-urgent advice: Questions and concerns
If you would like to get in contact with CAMHS about any concerns or questions, contact our single point of access service on 01865 901951. All younger children can be referred by their general practitioner (GP).
Useful resources
- Can I tell you about ADHD?
- Can I tell you about Autism?
- Can I tell you About Asperger Syndrome?
- The Asperger Children’s Toolkit
These likeable characters guide children with AS through some of the trickiest, stickiest conundrums known to humankind: from anxiety and negative thinking, to sensory overload, emotions, friendship and trust and social situations.
For parents:
The Autism Discussion Page on the core challenges of autism: A Toolbox for helping children with autism feel safe, accepted and competent – Bill Nason
National Autistic Society
Find out about diagnosing autism (including Asperger syndrome), and the impact on people and their families, and find advice and support on all aspects of life with autism.
Contact a Family
A national charity for families with disabled children. We provide information, advice and support. We bring families together so they can support each other. We campaign to improve their circumstances, and for their right to be included and equal in society.
Bucks Family Information Service
A local website with information on support groups, day’s out and information on different children and young people’s services in Buckinghamshire.
NHS England – Autistic Spectrum Disorder
NHS Choices, advice and guidance around Autism Spectrum Disorder
Happypic: A facial recognition game aimed to help children recognise emotion.
Page last reviewed: 10 September, 2021