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Daisy

Hi everyone. My son was diagnosed 2 days ago with asd. I'd always known that he was a little different but struggled to get anyone to pay any real attention. I'm not if it was because I was a single young mum or maybe I didn't push hard enough. However now he's finally been diagnosed (he's almost 8) I'm struggling to get my head round it. Have others found this to be the case?? I guess all the while he wasnt diagnosed we had hope that perhaps it wasn't asd. I feel bad in saying that. I feel guilty all the time, and i feel sad for him. Is this normal?? 

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  • Hi Daisy,

    I am new too and I totally understand how you feel.  I think I have experienced every single emotion in the last 6 months but that is normal.  I was the same and believed my little boy wasn't quite right and literally my whole family (on both sides) said it was my inexperience as a mum and he was "just a boy".  Even now with SPD as the disorder being looked at by the professionals, certain family members still argue with me and wont have him "labelled", truly exhausting.

    The upside I have discovered is that although I wish with all my heart that they were right, I love my son so much and will do anything I possibly can to help and I accept him for the wonderful, loving, happy person that he is. I think everyone at some point feels like you do so don't feel guilty, feel great that you are a good mum!!!! keep going x

     

     

     

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  • Hi Daisy,

    I am new too and I totally understand how you feel.  I think I have experienced every single emotion in the last 6 months but that is normal.  I was the same and believed my little boy wasn't quite right and literally my whole family (on both sides) said it was my inexperience as a mum and he was "just a boy".  Even now with SPD as the disorder being looked at by the professionals, certain family members still argue with me and wont have him "labelled", truly exhausting.

    The upside I have discovered is that although I wish with all my heart that they were right, I love my son so much and will do anything I possibly can to help and I accept him for the wonderful, loving, happy person that he is. I think everyone at some point feels like you do so don't feel guilty, feel great that you are a good mum!!!! keep going x

     

     

     

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