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Hi all.. 

This is the first I've posted, I'm new to here, after researching and coming to a brick wall thought I might best bet to get advice. 

So heres the story.. I'm 5 months pregnant with my first, But I have a history of Autism in my family. My younger brother, nephew and cousin. My cousin is 25 and is so bad hes in a home. I'm worried what are the chances of my child having Autism???

but I to suffer, at the age of 18 I was diagnosed with dyslexia and dyspraxia after struggling through school then to college was where I was diagnosed. 

I wonder if there are other undiagnosed illness that I may have. I struggle day to day, and think back to my child hood and when I read back my school reports, realise I may have had selective mutism in my younger years which has resulted me with these conditions I suffer with now. I was always a troubled child and very quiet and withdrawn. 

I now find it hard to be on my own, I struggle to get to place to place on my own, e.g if I had to use the bus or walk somewhere, well its something I just wouldn't do, I would make sure I would have some one with me at all times to make me feel safe. I can't even walk to the shop on my own to do my weekly shopping I have to have my husband with me at all times. I just feel so un independent. When my husband isn't around I stay in doors at all times. This has caused me a lot of depression. 

It has got so bad that my university degree is struggling, I will not attend unless its the days my husband is in, as he attends partly the same course as me. This has been going on for such a long time now and have missed endless opportunities because of it. I have no idea if its part of mental illness I haven't been diagnosed with like autism. I worry for my unborn child and if all these could effect him when hes born and possibly be autistic and go undiagnosed. 

I'm just not sure where to turn for advice and information on these matters, and thought I would share my problem here.

I hope you can understand my situation as I've tried my best to explain as much as I could.  

Thank you, 

Sam  

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  • You mention struggling with a University degree. Does the Disability Support Service at your University know you have dyslexia and dyspraxia?  What help are you getting from your University.

    While Universities are still on a learning curve on how to support students with autistic spectrum or conditions which have similar manifestations like dyspraxia, you are in a good place to get advice. If your University provides teacher training for example, there may be a Special Education Needs research team on site who advise stident support.

    There may also be books and journals you could consult in the University library.

    If you are worried that there may be factors you don't yet know about you could ask student services to refer you for a re-assessment. Just explain to them the issues. If you have disability grounds you might be able to go part time or defer part of your coursework to a further year.

    Good luck with this. There is help around, both on this website and if you are in a University currently there ought to be help there. Some students don't register with disability support because they want to keep it quiet or feel they can manage unsupported, but really, if you haven't already, you should be talking tio the disability support people. It does vary though between Universities and sometimes you have to push a bit more. But you should be talking to disability support staff.

    Some Universities have a member of staff in each faculty/school looking at disability issues in relation to lectures and assignments and access etc. And the department you are studying in should be getting regular disability awareness training.

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  • You mention struggling with a University degree. Does the Disability Support Service at your University know you have dyslexia and dyspraxia?  What help are you getting from your University.

    While Universities are still on a learning curve on how to support students with autistic spectrum or conditions which have similar manifestations like dyspraxia, you are in a good place to get advice. If your University provides teacher training for example, there may be a Special Education Needs research team on site who advise stident support.

    There may also be books and journals you could consult in the University library.

    If you are worried that there may be factors you don't yet know about you could ask student services to refer you for a re-assessment. Just explain to them the issues. If you have disability grounds you might be able to go part time or defer part of your coursework to a further year.

    Good luck with this. There is help around, both on this website and if you are in a University currently there ought to be help there. Some students don't register with disability support because they want to keep it quiet or feel they can manage unsupported, but really, if you haven't already, you should be talking tio the disability support people. It does vary though between Universities and sometimes you have to push a bit more. But you should be talking to disability support staff.

    Some Universities have a member of staff in each faculty/school looking at disability issues in relation to lectures and assignments and access etc. And the department you are studying in should be getting regular disability awareness training.

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