Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi
I'm demi
I was diagnosed with autism this year
I've always new I was different (but never once
Thought I would have the Tag... I call it a tag
Because I don't see my self as different but
Other ppl do ect if your a woman with kids don't get diagnosed I lost my kids because I have autism
Social services didn't help me just took my life away and left me fighting and trying to understand what was going on
I suffered that bad I went from a size 18 down to a size 10-8
I couldn't eat go out I was punishing my self for being the way I am now I'm scared of people and panic about being out side I have 0 support and suffer form mental health Beacuse of trauma and a rare heart condition called pots...
Sometimes it's best not to no... Who or what you really are
answered my own question this is kinda big ----
The helpline will stop taking calls from 19 May 2021 and will close completely on 9 June 2021. We will reply to all emails requesting advice received up to that date, but we will no longer reply to any new emails after that date.
what happens after May 19th ?
Hi NAS65585,
Warmest welcome to our community! And thank you for sharing this with us. I'm glad you've been able to talk to other members about this and hope that that has helped.For further advice, as aidie mentioned, you may like to contact our Autism Helpline team who can provide you with information and advice. They'll be taking calls until May 19th.
https://www.autism.org.uk/what-we-do/help-and-support/helpline
You can call them on 0808 800 4104 (Monday to Friday 10 am to 3 pm. Please note that the Helpline is experiencing a high volume of calls and it may take a couple of attempts before you get through to speak to an adviser).
Hope this helps.
Kindest regards,
Eunice Mod
Yeah! Absolutely.
I work for an educational service for looked after children and if mum can't cope occasionally they take children into care to ensure their needs are met, but unless there is outright cruelty or abuse on the parent's part, the object of the exercise ought to be to restore the relationship between parent and child and to help the parent into a position where they can cope, as it can also be damaging to the kids to be away from the parent long term.
Being autistic isn't in itself a reason to deprive you of your kids or your kids of you. But, it might mean they need to do a lot more FOR YOU, so you in turn can do more for the kids.
Obviously, I don't know your situation or what their reasoning was, but aidie is right, both you and the kids have rights and you do need professional advice here.
clearly u need legal advice ---- you are still your kids mother and have a right to be with them and them with you.
Can you please ring NAS on the following helplines for advice to get the support u need and acess to your kids if that is what you want.
if u are not in the UK please say so
You may like to contact our Autism Helpline team who can provide you with information and advice.
You can call them on 0808 800 4104 (Monday to Friday 10am to 3pm.Please note that the Helpline is experiencing a high volume of calls and it may take a couple of attempts before you get through to speak to an adviser.
All the best,
Hi Demi, I'm so sorry to hear about what has happened to you. I too suffer with mental health problems on top of my autism. What help have you had with your mental health and is there anything that has helped.
I'm so sorry to hear about what happened with your kids. I hope that you will get them back.
I keep my autism very quiet. Only my partner knows and a few close friends. As I've worried about the consequences of others knowing.
Lord, was there no help for you on the back of that diagnosis? It doesn't seem right to leave you with the label and no back up.
Can you have a chat with your GP? Even if NHS services are limited in your area, they can sometimes refer to people like MIND, who have specialist adult services.