Published on 12, July, 2020
Hello, my name is Hayley I have 2 boys who have been newly diagnosed my youngest is 8 and has adhd, dyspraxia and traits of autism and my eldest has autism and spd. Now I have the diagnosis I am feeling slightly lost and confused think I cried for a week before it settled in. Now I’m not quite sure where I go or what I do. My eldest self harms via biting himself when nervous and I’m concerned it will escalate with the pressures of high school next year. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance
For what it is worth, this is NAS' own link concerning Children being "Newly Diagnosed"...:
https://www.autism.org.uk/about/diagnosis/children.aspx
...Maybe someone else will next post something else more interactive/helpful.
Meantime, I would only say - not to treat older children like young children, and to simply respect what they say, and to treat them like adults, and when they do not understand an "adult" thing which is said, then explain it to them as if they were an adult. There are lots of Adults out there that do not understand "Adult" things (yet?) and that has nothing to do with Autism.