h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Back in early june after being referred by myself and his headmistress Joshua saw someone for an assessment at the childrens mental health unit in croydon. Got the assesment summary in the post today (hes missed 2 return appointments through illness),and they say that while hes not they consider a risk to himself or others ,he does have some emotional difficulties (coping with anger,frustration,and his outburts of 'you dont love me im gona hurt myself when hes upset' etc) and would benefit from working with them and me..hes being referred to an art therapist hey say.
Although im pleased that somethings going to be done ,i do wonder why art therapy? he hates art for a start!

Maybe they'll work that out sometime around his first seesion when eh throws a crayon at them...

Glad that he's being dealt with though, well done.

It says in the report how when they asked him about school he said he doesnt like art!

Its about time..weve had problems for years..thankfully he seems to have a very good teacher now whos quickly picked up on his gifts and difficulties! I hope his new one when he goes back in september is as good.

From what I gathered at my temping at a mental health unit, art therapy is great for getting all your emotions out by transforming your feelings into something creative. If you look through history, you'll see that all the great artists had mental health problems of some sort.

You might be the mother of the next Van Gough

Hi Serephina, I'm glad something will be done to help Josh
Art can be all sorts of things, not just painting, right ? Maybe he'll do some pottery or such, and who knows, he might even like it.

He doesn't have an artistic bone in his body though nah im all for it if it'll help him cope better with his anger and stuff..

I haven't an artistic bone, I always hated the drawing/painting lessons, but I actually liked the pottery class, or working with wood.

Hopefully they'll be able to find a creative outlet for his energy. Wish that we'd had such attention back when I was a kid...

RF

Hmm, I think you turned out quite fine without that attention

Its not his energy thas the prob, more the fact hes very bright n has difficulty coping with his emotions too

Serephina,
you have been in a museum!
did you like everything you saw?
did you think the artists had an artistic bone?

in my opinion every one has artistic bone, but finding it is hard.
the only way to find it stimulating.

oh my sugestion of the day
http://www.elephantart.com/catalog/splash.php

Ah, it may look to the casual observer that I turned out fine, but underneath...

I didn't have a particularly happy childhood. And it took a *long* while to get to where I am now.

RF

Well, my childhood was crap - most of it, and it took me 43 years to get where I am now - so you're lucky, it took you only 40 years

Wahay! I'm 3 years ahead of you!

though.

RF

I could have had a better childhood and it also took me a long time to get myself sorted out.

I see a pattern forming here....!

to you too!

RF

s all round!

Group

You're smarter than me, cause it took you less time than it took me - I'm still not sure that I have arrived where I eventually want to be , I don't think so

Bel - I'll see you when I get there. If I ever get there. Joins in group

RF

Hey, looks as if I'll have something to look forward to, eh ?
Yes, I have no idea if I'll get there, but I know it will take me years to come to get near it