I hear your frustration. It can be so hard waiting for assessments and plans to be put in place. Other people don't have the same sense of urgency about the problems we as parents do.

Your paediatrician sounds sensible. Hopefully the increased dose of the anti anxiety meds will help. How was your son over Christmas break? Did time away from school help?

The OT assessment will be interesting. Heightened sensory awareness and anxiety feed off each other.....something is irritating, you get worked up, everything becomes irritating! I get that. Best thing we bought DD...noise canceling headphones. They provide a quiet retreat wherever she is.

Here's to a better year in 2014