Published on 12, July, 2020
I am 28 yrs old and my 3 and a half year old son just got diagnosed with autism, hes just started nursery and im so scared and nervous about it all! Its so daunting and cary! I suffer from depression and anxiety and have done for years! Had really bad pnd also! I have a 1 year old too so its all so hard to juggle! Since ive been told my eldest has autism ive been on a different planet! I dnt understand! I dnt know how to deal with it! What if i fail! What if i cant help him! What if he doesnt get enough help! My son is so so so intelligent its just his behaviour! I dnt understand autism much! I just need help and support and have no where to go or get it from!
...Here are some links to pages upon the NAS site about "children":
https://www.autism.org.uk/about/diagnosis/children/recently-diagnosed.aspx
https://www.autism.org.uk/about/diagnosis/children.aspx
https://www.autism.org.uk/about/communication/social-children.aspx
...(again.) Probably after this others may post some better advice...