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jade hirst

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I am at the beginning of my journey as my 3 year old son was diagnosed last October.  I am still coming to terms with his diagnosis even though I already knew it.  I'm so pleased that I can come on here to talk to people who understand what it is like having an autisitic child. 

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  • Hi Jade, I found my son's school years the toughest. He went to mainstream school because the authorities thought he had too much academic ability to go to a specialist school - huge mistake. Although it seemed he was coping it damaged his self esteem hugely. He did get some fairly good grades, five C's but at what cost? College wasn't much better, and again he has a National Diploma but he felt inadequate the whole time, comparing himself to the other students. I found the early pre-school years much better, when he didn't have to integrate with other children, and he didn't feel such a strong need to have friends.

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  • Hi Jade, I found my son's school years the toughest. He went to mainstream school because the authorities thought he had too much academic ability to go to a specialist school - huge mistake. Although it seemed he was coping it damaged his self esteem hugely. He did get some fairly good grades, five C's but at what cost? College wasn't much better, and again he has a National Diploma but he felt inadequate the whole time, comparing himself to the other students. I found the early pre-school years much better, when he didn't have to integrate with other children, and he didn't feel such a strong need to have friends.

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