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DON'T KNOW WHERE TO TURN AND SCARED !!

vickimacca

Hi , over the past 2 years we have been through a very hard time with Social Services . Since both my children were very young we have had issues behavioural , educational , self harm, foodCry and social. The children were being assessed for A.S.D when Social Services got involved falsely accusing us of Fabricated Induced Illness and as I have Depression also accusing me of having Munchausen's Syndrome . We are now fully finished with Social Services as the social worker was found to be incompetent and our doctor , who was the Safeguarding Officer , wrote a letter stating that we hadn't made anything up .

The assessment concluded with both children having A.S.D. traits but not enough for a diagnosis. The issues with the children are getting worse and they are struggling with life ( our son mainly but sometimes our daughter ) and the problem is we don't know where to turn ,I trust our doctor but after all that has happened my husband and I are scared as we don't want Social Services involved again . What can we do , where can we go I only want a diagnosis so that we can get the help and support that our childen need . Our family is broken and we don't know how to fix it , I can't even talk to the school because of the same reason .
Please can someone give us some advice , I was going to phone the Autism Helpline but i'm scared of doing that too.i just wish that someone would believe us and help

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  • Whether or not you are directly affected by autistic spectrum behaviours yourselves, few people are well placed to deal with officialdom. Autistic Spectrum issues could make it harder to pursue your case or deal with distressing social services interventions, but most people, unless in similar professions where they might know how to respond, would be hard put to stand up to the things that go on.

    What you need is advocacy. There are mental health and learning disabled community advocacyservices but few seem well informed on autism.

    Alternatively is there a parents group or a NAS support group in your area. The home and community pages of the NAS website have a search facility for finding services in your area (look for a pink map). Even if there isn't a parents group near you, your nearest one may be able to help, or point to less well known local support groups.

    Parents Groups/NAS Local Groups mainly involve parents and can provide a wealth of experience and advocacy, as well as shared knowledge.

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  • Whether or not you are directly affected by autistic spectrum behaviours yourselves, few people are well placed to deal with officialdom. Autistic Spectrum issues could make it harder to pursue your case or deal with distressing social services interventions, but most people, unless in similar professions where they might know how to respond, would be hard put to stand up to the things that go on.

    What you need is advocacy. There are mental health and learning disabled community advocacyservices but few seem well informed on autism.

    Alternatively is there a parents group or a NAS support group in your area. The home and community pages of the NAS website have a search facility for finding services in your area (look for a pink map). Even if there isn't a parents group near you, your nearest one may be able to help, or point to less well known local support groups.

    Parents Groups/NAS Local Groups mainly involve parents and can provide a wealth of experience and advocacy, as well as shared knowledge.

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