Closed doors - nobody seems bothered

Both my wife and I have family with Autism & Aspergers and can see in our 6 year old traits from both Autism & Aspergers (if that's possible?). Both sides battled with hell for years and years to get a diagnosis and I feel we're going to be in the same boat.

We talk to the school and they say "he's where he needs to be in terms of his writting/reading but we'll monitor the situation". But nothing ever happens apart from meetings with the school family liason woman who just says "you should try parenting classes and we'll send the school nurse round to your home to see whats going on".

We've also seen the GP who says "I can't see a problem, have you tried parenting casses?". This annoys the hell out of me as it's like these parenting classes are the be all & end all and that the school are ignoring our worries and the it feels like the longer it's left the worse anxiety he is getting too.

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  • Former Member
    Former Member

    I'm confused by Coogy's suggestion that there are no manuals. There are lots of books/manuals on parenting an autistic child...

    www.amazon.co.uk/.../ref=nb_sb_ss_i_1_13

    I'm not suggesting that the parenting courses should stop anyone pursuing diagnosis and any extra help that they can obtain. Instead, I would suggest that you should draw on all resources available to help work out how to help your children. i.e. Take a parenting course AND read all you can about the condition AND fight to get the support that you can get etc etc

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  • Former Member
    Former Member

    I'm confused by Coogy's suggestion that there are no manuals. There are lots of books/manuals on parenting an autistic child...

    www.amazon.co.uk/.../ref=nb_sb_ss_i_1_13

    I'm not suggesting that the parenting courses should stop anyone pursuing diagnosis and any extra help that they can obtain. Instead, I would suggest that you should draw on all resources available to help work out how to help your children. i.e. Take a parenting course AND read all you can about the condition AND fight to get the support that you can get etc etc

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