Published on 12, July, 2020
I'm an autistic mum, both ways it seems as my son is autistic, just been formally diagnosed this week, and now we think I might be as well, as both my counsellor and a mental health nurse have mentioned it. I'm in the process of being referred for assessment so I'm working through everything to support that, which has been a bit of a shock as I'd never thought of everything together before and I do seems to have quite a few traits, that by themselves are relatively minor, but all together make it seem quite obvious.
So, I'm just trying to learn at the moment, for me, and for my son!
Hello BeckyThump,
Thank you for sharing your story and welcome to the community! I hope you feel well supported here.
Please do have a look at our 'advice and guidance' page if you need to seek any information on autism:
https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance
All the best,
ChloeMod