Feeling lost with my 14 year old daughter

She says we are too different seems she doesn’t like me or her dad says he doesn’t talk to her enough and I’m too much.

 Gets mad at me all the time for trying to chat w her and stays in her room. I’m constantly trying not to upset her and crying secretly because I feel helpless.

any advice ? She was recently diagnosed & is starting therapy I think will as well.

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  • Sorry to hear you and your family are going through an upsetting time.

    This might sound like backhanded reassurance but bear with me:
    I'm not sure specifically what you need advice on, especially pertaining specifically to autism. Because as far as I know all teenagers eventually go through a phase of disliking their parents and acting out and then usually eventually grow out of it some time after 18-21, so as much as it's upsetting and sucks right now one good thing you can take away from all this is that she's hitting a pretty standard milestone for her age even compared to non-autistic peers if this didn't start before the teen years.

    It might be helpful to get a few more details before we can give adequate advice, things like: What aspect specifically do you need advice with, and what is the therapy she is starting specifically for?

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  • Sorry to hear you and your family are going through an upsetting time.

    This might sound like backhanded reassurance but bear with me:
    I'm not sure specifically what you need advice on, especially pertaining specifically to autism. Because as far as I know all teenagers eventually go through a phase of disliking their parents and acting out and then usually eventually grow out of it some time after 18-21, so as much as it's upsetting and sucks right now one good thing you can take away from all this is that she's hitting a pretty standard milestone for her age even compared to non-autistic peers if this didn't start before the teen years.

    It might be helpful to get a few more details before we can give adequate advice, things like: What aspect specifically do you need advice with, and what is the therapy she is starting specifically for?

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