Warm greetings. My name is Lhinn, parent to Anjalika, aged 17. She was born in London, diagnosed with "tendencies on the autistic spectrum" in St Mary's hospital at age 2. We were under Westminster ILEA special needs funding at the time and were part of the first batch of families who trained with Drs Vince Carbone and Patrick McGreevy of Verbal Behaviour, Florida (period of 1999 - late 2000).
She's moved from non-verbal to moderate to high functioning. And has been quite well integrated in mainstream education with few behavioural issues. Very pleasant, personable, affectionate, gentle and friendly. Main issue is aphasia which affects her ability to remember facts and express verbally.
We have been living in Singapore since she was five. She's just finished IGCSEs with five passes and has started IB at certificate level (AO level equivalent). I have been thinking of moving back to London as higher education options are somewhat limited here with possible discrimination for poly diploma courses for our area of interest (Health Sciences, occupational therapy).
She's keen on higher education and I want to give her the best possible opportunities.
Would love to reconnect with parents of that programme. I lost all touch when I moved back to Singapore. And have been out of the therapy since she was 9.
PS: I'd just like to add, my daughter's father (ex-husband) has undiagnosed Asperger's.
