My 3 year old son has just been diagnosed with Autism.....my head is all over the place

Hi jazz I know exactly how you are feeling my son who is also 3 was diagnosed in November it's fine to feel the way you are feeling like you I felt very low I felt like someone had a put a knife through my heart when they told me and his dad it was like a sense of grief in a way but I couldn't read trough the booklet they gave me as I couldnot process the information but on the other hand it was a like relief I knew we was not imaging his behaviour I felt like I finally had an answer and understand why my son is the way he his I don't know if they gave you a copy of his report when you had your meeting as I had to wait for mine I felt like it was happening all over again and cried again but reading it made it more clearer the one thing that has helped me is coming on here as so many have given me advise and I'd be lost without the the help and support I get on here I am also waiting for a course to come available it's called the early bird course and I've heard its a must to do as it really does help  I undertand all the emotions you are going through the hurt the guilt the pain and the more protectiveness you become of your son all I wanted to do was hug him for ages and I blamed myself for him having autism I thought was it because I never did ceartain things but then I was reassured just remembre you are not alone this is a fantastic site I have turns to the people on here when I was at my lowest point and even when I have struggled to understand certain behaviours my son displays but everyone on here gave me some great advise and tips please feel free to private message me on your doing a fantastic job as his mum you've done the first step by getting the help for him they should now be putting a plan together to help with any additional needs as longman sugestss look up to see if there is any help groups in your area that can give you further info also if it helps maybe ask the team who diagnosed your son if there is a counciller you can speak to in the mean time I see one once a month even before my son got diagnosed and I'm still seeing them now as it really does help me x

Hi jazz I know exactly how you are feeling my son who is also 3 was diagnosed in November it's fine to feel the way you are feeling like you I felt very low I felt like someone had a put a knife through my heart when they told me and his dad it was like a sense of grief in a way but I couldn't read trough the booklet they gave me as I couldnot process the information but on the other hand it was a like relief I knew we was not imaging his behaviour I felt like I finally had an answer and understand why my son is the way he his I don't know if they gave you a copy of his report when you had your meeting as I had to wait for mine I felt like it was happening all over again and cried again but reading it made it more clearer the one thing that has helped me is coming on here as so many have given me advise and I'd be lost without the the help and support I get on here I am also waiting for a course to come available it's called the early bird course and I've heard its a must to do as it really does help  I undertand all the emotions you are going through the hurt the guilt the pain and the more protectiveness you become of your son all I wanted to do was hug him for ages and I blamed myself for him having autism I thought was it because I never did ceartain things but then I was reassured just remembre you are not alone this is a fantastic site I have turns to the people on here when I was at my lowest point and even when I have struggled to understand certain behaviours my son displays but everyone on here gave me some great advise and tips please feel free to private message me on your doing a fantastic job as his mum you've done the first step by getting the help for him they should now be putting a plan together to help with any additional needs as longman sugestss look up to see if there is any help groups in your area that can give you further info also if it helps maybe ask the team who diagnosed your son if there is a counciller you can speak to in the mean time I see one once a month even before my son got diagnosed and I'm still seeing them now as it really does help me x