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5 year old daughter just idiagnosed :-(

alic

Hi, we got a diagnosis last week that our gorgeous 5 year old girl is autistic. I had had an inkling that something was going for a couple of years and her speech therapist with our consent, referred her for assessment and here we are with a diagnosis. They were reluctant to say 'mild autism' but that is essentially what she is as her traits are very subtle apparently. she is in main stream school but her speech and language (despite being assessed and within the average range) is still immature against her peers and she is also unable to read as yet, but can recognised letters and numbers. I guess my question is going forward, will her learning stay at the same levely as now or will she be able to still learn and develop? I'm thinking she may always be that little bit behind her peers so we're preparing ourselves for that but what i don't understand are the implications for her learning going forward.

Thanks for reading!

 

 

 

  • Yes, she will be able to learn and develop.

    I know as a parent it's hard for you to accept the reality of your child who has Autism, but one thing you need to know is children with Autism also grows and earn in their life, it just that they take more time than normal children.

    So, think positive and act as an smart parent.

  • Hi alic,

    It is an awfully stressful time when your child is first diagnosed, my son is six and has Aspergers although symptoms seem mild most of the time.

    A year after Aspergers was first mentioned i have just about come to terms with it!  you will read books and say " yes i recognose that " or "now i understand why", you will  have good and bad days accepting it all, but just remember she is still your special lovely little girl. 

    You are her advocate.  The best thing you can do in my opinion is read, read and read some more on the subject of autism the more you understand the more you can help her and stand up for her rights if needed.

    My son was a bit slow to start reading etc, he is in a mainstream school.  Five is still very young.  My son was the last child to fully settle in to his P1 class but he got there in the end and his reading is great now.   Our kids are special, and need our support, stay strong you will find things  improve once you come to terms with the diagnosis and get any help your daughter may need. 

    Take care

    Puffin

  • Thank you hannah, it's all very new to us so we will continue to support her as we have been. Thank you again