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newly diagnosed son

hibbsy

Hello there, we are new to this forum and we are looking for help and support that anyone can give please.

Our 11 year old son has just been diagnosed with a-typical autism.He also has a speech and language problem, dyslexia (which we have known about for a couple of years) and a severe anxiety problem.

He has had a severe melt down at school as he is struggling with the pressures of the impending SATS tests this year and feels inadequate against his peers. He does have CAMHS involvement, SENCO support, and we are liasing with an educational psychologist, but we are stunned at this new autism diagnosis and struggling to come to terms with both that, and our sons low self esteem, awful anxiety issues and very low state of mind, it really is heartbreaking and we are struggling to know how to support him best. He has constant outbursts and meltdowns, can be rather aggressive at times, followed by tears upon tears and then becomes withdrawn and negative.

We are completely exhausted and concerned about the future and how we are going to get through this. Any help and advice would be so gratefully recieved!

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  • Thankyou so much for you reply i am unable to work voluntary in my sons school at the moment, And as for CAMHS the educational psychologist is referring him there. I am lucky in that it will be the sam educational psychologist that will be in senior school with my son. She and my sons primary school are setting up a meeting with the senior school to get my son to meet his new teachers etc before he moves up to help with the transition to senior school he also has an out of school club that has been set up to help kids to transition to senior school which he goes to once a week from now until he moves to senior school which is helping him. Its just the fact i was told yesturday he is definately autistic and more or less told goodbye i wasnt given any leaflets on the subject at all not even where i could find help that really knocked me for six.

    i did my own research and came across this website which i have found very helpful and found so much information.

    I am glad you have also finally got a diagnosis for your son and send my wishes you you and your family to xxx

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  • Thankyou so much for you reply i am unable to work voluntary in my sons school at the moment, And as for CAMHS the educational psychologist is referring him there. I am lucky in that it will be the sam educational psychologist that will be in senior school with my son. She and my sons primary school are setting up a meeting with the senior school to get my son to meet his new teachers etc before he moves up to help with the transition to senior school he also has an out of school club that has been set up to help kids to transition to senior school which he goes to once a week from now until he moves to senior school which is helping him. Its just the fact i was told yesturday he is definately autistic and more or less told goodbye i wasnt given any leaflets on the subject at all not even where i could find help that really knocked me for six.

    i did my own research and came across this website which i have found very helpful and found so much information.

    I am glad you have also finally got a diagnosis for your son and send my wishes you you and your family to xxx

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