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Just Diagnosed

GingerNut

Hi, my 4 year old son has just been diagnosed today with Autism and ADHD. I feel so sad, I know it could be so much worse, but I know very little about the condition and I just worry so much for his future. This website looks amazing and I hope it'll help put my mind at rest, just such a lot to get my head around x

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  • Hello, this is my first time posting, so big, big apologies if I didn't quite put this in the right place.

    My son (4 years old) has just been diagnosed too. I suspected he had something on the spectrum for a while, so when the diagnosis became official I initially felt  ~relief~.  My son is high functioning, he's articulate, highly susceptible to sensory overload and can be very violent in those circumstances.  I was relieved because I did not want him beginning school and being written off as the 'naughty kid'.  

    However.

    It's been two weeks since and I keep bursting into tears.  I am very ashamed of this and my partner is horrified about it, I think.  I don't know why I feel like this so suddenly.  Sleep has never been easy as my son is very active and wakes up a lot and also wets the bed.  I get little sleep, but was okay with this and now I seem to be ill a lot, I feel exhausted and overwhelmed.  Right when everyone needs me!  

    Has anyone else gone through this too?  Any tips on becoming a little less flaky?  I feel confident that my lovely little lad will be able to overcome and better control some of his most frustrating feelings, we are very fortunate, he converses well and benefits noticeably from many of the exercises.  We are all blessed with a lot of love. I just really need to stop feeling so sick and sad!!

    Good luck to you all. x

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  • Hello, this is my first time posting, so big, big apologies if I didn't quite put this in the right place.

    My son (4 years old) has just been diagnosed too. I suspected he had something on the spectrum for a while, so when the diagnosis became official I initially felt  ~relief~.  My son is high functioning, he's articulate, highly susceptible to sensory overload and can be very violent in those circumstances.  I was relieved because I did not want him beginning school and being written off as the 'naughty kid'.  

    However.

    It's been two weeks since and I keep bursting into tears.  I am very ashamed of this and my partner is horrified about it, I think.  I don't know why I feel like this so suddenly.  Sleep has never been easy as my son is very active and wakes up a lot and also wets the bed.  I get little sleep, but was okay with this and now I seem to be ill a lot, I feel exhausted and overwhelmed.  Right when everyone needs me!  

    Has anyone else gone through this too?  Any tips on becoming a little less flaky?  I feel confident that my lovely little lad will be able to overcome and better control some of his most frustrating feelings, we are very fortunate, he converses well and benefits noticeably from many of the exercises.  We are all blessed with a lot of love. I just really need to stop feeling so sick and sad!!

    Good luck to you all. x

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