Published on 12, July, 2020
I have a 9 year old daughter who is going through the process of being diagnosed as autism.
Evalyn has always been unique. It's quite a lot to explain but the school mentioned that they feel Evalyn has autism last year.
We moved house which meant a change of school. Coming from a school with 11 children in the whole school to a big city school which has 27 children in each class. The new school feels the autism was masked with being in a smaller school.
Anyway the more we research autism the more we are positive Evalyn has this so we are putting in steps now to try and help her.
Along with this Evalyn has other health issues such as sight problems. This is a deterioration in her eye sight. She was once perfect eyesight in 2020 and now -3.75 in one eye and -4.0 in another eye. Evalyn also now has vacant episodes and the pediatrician thinks she is having childhood mini seizures.
So with all this going on Evalyn started her period this week and is not coping with it very well.
Does anyone have any ideas on how I can help her understand this and the steps she has to take. I have told her, I have shown her and I have made lists for her to read but she doesn't seem to have taken it in. She does have issues with following sequences and she struggles emotionally. It's like her brain goes into flight or fight mode.
I just want to comfort her so badly but she can't even handle a hug of me or anyone.
How do I comfort her?
Please help. I just need help to help her.
Update.
That period lasted a week.
And now she started her period again.
I don't have periods anymore haven't for 8 years so maybe someone can help me..
Her period is so heavy she can only use a pad for an hour to hour and a half before she starts leaking through.
She's having complete meltdowns to then shutting down and not talking.
For someone who doesn't feel pain usually (broke collar bone and had teeth taken out and said they didnt hurt) she is complaining of pain.
Surely this young and second period this isn't normal. Or is it.
I'm keeping her off school today because she still needs reminding to change her products and she was up 3 times last night changing.
I wish she didn't have to go through this so young.
I don’t think it is unusual to be irregular at the start. What pads is she using that are soaking in an hour? Maybe try some bigger or thicker ones? Although I appreciate that you are limited by her small size, sometimes I would wear night pads in the day but they’d probably be too big for her. You could try approaching your GP, may have better luck with a female one, my friend was given tablets because her periods were extremely painful and heavy when they first started. She had to take them while she was on and they were supposed to make her bleed less. Although they may say to ride it out for 2 or 3 more months and see if there is a pattern