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girls menstral problems

stonhouse134

hi i am matildas mum she is ten and is developing into a young woman my concern is that she will not be ale to cope with or understand her periods ....i have asked the doctors and the sen team how we will cope with this when it arrives and i am really concerned about the practicallities of it all ...when i asked the doctors if they could help me manage them they said it was an ethical issue and refusd to discuss options. please can anyone give me any information on how to deal with this issue. i have five daughters matilda is the middle child she has gdd.dyspraxia and autism although she is ten mentally she is aged three this is causing her to be distressed. thanks.

  • Hi

    Sorry to hear you have not been supported so far with this issue. My daughter is 12, she has autism and the cognitive age of 7. She started menstrating early this year. Her periods are heavy and as well as the emotional distress this causes her she finds the self care very difficult to cope with. The peadiatrician that diagnosed her has said to give it a few months to settle then she will refer her to a gynacologist who may prescribe the mini pill so that she only has three periods a year. Perhaps you could speak to her peadiatrician as they are often more helpful than GP in my experience. Or a nurse who has nothing to do with sen could even surprise you? Do you have a health visitor? You just have to keep knocking on doors sometimes!!