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coming to terms

lele1

Hello

My 2 year old daughter has been given the diagnosis of autisim which I am slowly coming to terms with however would be good to talk to other parents whose child been diagnosec this early. 

Amanda 

  • Its just seems a constant struggle and draining to say the least and then there is the guikt for not being unable to understand or help her. We haave just been accepted at a mainstream nursery with a 1 2 1 asw I am unsure as to how this will pan out but I felt I needed to give it a go x

  • Hi mate.

    I am brand new to this and only tonight posted a new discussion titled 'accepting autism'.

    Reading your post upsets me because I know how you feel and it's a difficult thing to accept. My son is 3 and a half and diagnosis is imminent but we've had private therapies in place from a very young age so he's doing really well now. J thrives off of eye contact but a year or two ago did not want that connection. We, too, are a sociable family and are finding it difficult to go to shops especially but we have found one restaurant in particular, which he will react well too. I'm confident you will ftimes place similar for your daughter over time, too.

  • Hello thanks for your message. 

    Autisim is the one thing we seem to be struggling with her other medical conditions seem so cut and dry in comparison.

    I guess knowing I cant as yet do things like shops and restaurants basically loud bright places with lots of people, is hard as we are a very sociable family. However I would like to think in a few years we may find some sort of coping tool for her.  I had to take her to b&q other day and it was awful and broke my heart to see her so distressed. However now and again I get a moment of brief eye contact or a quick hug and it makes evrything ok again. 

  • Hi Amanda - my son's in his 20s now so I'm not new to all this any more.  He was diagnosed a few months before his 3rd birthday.  An early diagnosis is helpful because the support/understanding your child needs should come earlier than if the diagnosis was later.  There's lots of info via the home pg + posts so if you haven't already, have a look there.  I think knowing how autism affects your child as an individual is what you should concentrate on, rather than trying to learn everything as fast as you can : that's too much to do. Understanding the condition means you can help her a lot.  How's your daughter doing?