Published on 12, July, 2020
Hello everyone and happy Friday.
It's with some relief that we can say 'hello', after our daughter was finally diagnosed with Autism and ADHD this week. We're treating the diagnosis as something for all of us to celebrate and are hopeful for she can get the support she needs at home and at school.
While we knew of Autism and ADHD, we only begun to learn about it properly when a SENDCO suggested our daughter be assessed and we went through the assessment process.
We have recommendations from the clinicians that we will pursue, but it would be lovely to hear if anyone (whatever your connection to Autism) have any suggestions on how we can help our 11yo be reassured she's still her, and to not allow herself to be put in a 'box', so to speak.
Thank you in advance and wishing you all a lovely weekend
If your daughter is a reader or likes audiobooks then perhaps she could read Chloe Hayden's 'Different, Not Less' or you could read it with her. It's written by a young autistic woman who was diagnosed at about 13 and it's a very positive 'welcome to neurodiversity' type of resource. I read it as an adult but would have found it really reassuring as a kid if I'd known I was autistic then.
Thank you for this. Marcella