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daughters diagnosis

olive

Just had our youngest daughter diagnosed with mild autism,nice to have contact on these forums feel quite sad and alone at moment.

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  • my daughter was diagnosed at 5, with Autism, and a few years ago this changed to Aspergers.  She is 13 now and a great, loving and kind girl. I have accepted her diagnosis from the start and for me, she is my little girl.  My wife is a worrier, so she has struggled a little over the years.  She goes to main stream school and is statemented and the main issue, now she is older, is what other children say i.e. that she is weird.  She takes it to heart and it is difficult to know she has to cope with name calling and finds it difficult to make friends.  That aside, as i say, she is a beautiful and kind girl, and her diagnosis and social difficulties mean she is my "little girl" longer than other "non ASD" children, that may swear, be rude/back chat, and become horrible teenagers etc.  However, your children turn out, that is how you will always know them, and will love them as they are.  Read up about it, get support from the school and local authority early on, and be a good listener when they have the odd worry.

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  • my daughter was diagnosed at 5, with Autism, and a few years ago this changed to Aspergers.  She is 13 now and a great, loving and kind girl. I have accepted her diagnosis from the start and for me, she is my little girl.  My wife is a worrier, so she has struggled a little over the years.  She goes to main stream school and is statemented and the main issue, now she is older, is what other children say i.e. that she is weird.  She takes it to heart and it is difficult to know she has to cope with name calling and finds it difficult to make friends.  That aside, as i say, she is a beautiful and kind girl, and her diagnosis and social difficulties mean she is my "little girl" longer than other "non ASD" children, that may swear, be rude/back chat, and become horrible teenagers etc.  However, your children turn out, that is how you will always know them, and will love them as they are.  Read up about it, get support from the school and local authority early on, and be a good listener when they have the odd worry.

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