I seriously need help. I feel sick and in a panic. I (stupidly) agreed to a neuropsych evaluation for my son through the school district. I was told it was only for educational input and to answer preapproved (by me) questions. So the “doctor” who shall be referred to as “quack” came to do the evaluation. My son would not say more than a couple words to him which is to be expected and my son would not look at him. This quack apparently knows absolutely nothing about autism other than what’s in his manual. And now my son’s like may be destroyed by this quack. It’s also making me sick and my sensory issues and anxiety are through the roof. Quack lied in the written evaluation and said my son said things that he did not say. He left all of the positive school years, interactions, accomplishments, etc. out and only included the struggles. He called the meltdowns that my son used to have “tantrums.” The whole thing was inaccurate and ridiculous. He said he wasn’t able to perform an evaluation and then based everything on a 5-8 minute interaction and old school files. The icing on the cake is that I’m guessing he felt inadequate and wanted to save face and for his own purposes said my son is gravely disabled- he wants to involuntarily commit my son. My son is not gravely disabled. He can do everything for himself. He won’t cook because of his anxiety, but he will grab his food and eat. He bathes and everything else himself. He codes video games and has online friends as well as one in person friend. He rarely leaves the house- if I didn’t have to I wouldn’t either. His sleep schedule is flipped and I’m trying to fix it, but it’s very difficult. Back to quack- the ethical thing and staying in line with what I agreed to would have been stating that he could not perform the evaluation. What he did- he said my son needs to be committed for a month minimum for observation to do an evaluation. If he will not go willingly, I have to have him involuntarily committed. If I won’t, he has the commitment papers ready to sign. And if I still object he will call DCF to have my son forcibly removed from the home and committed. Taking my son and locking him in a psych ward would seriously traumatize him and I know he would never recover. Any “observations” would not be valid. You don’t take a kid with anxiety and autism away from his safe environment, safe person, preferred activity, routine, and his dog and throw him in a sterile unknown environment with strangers and nothing familiar, safe, etc. I’m stuck in both freeze and fight. What are the legal steps I can take to ensure none of this? Who should I contact? I have more to say but this message window is not working well so I may try to add in a comment. Please help!

Posted by Evie at 2024-12-18 23:51:46 UTC