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Newly diagnosed autistic child

New Diagnosis to Autism

My child is 2 years old. Her name is Sophie. We went to see her developmental doctor on 24 December and the doctor pretty much stated that she is having a lot of symptoms of autism and a lot of parents think that it might be her hearring but its not. My daughter was going to have her diagnoses on 22 January. However, on the 26 December my daughter and I went to her audiologist and the audiologist stated that her left ear drum is not moving. My husband and I was hoping that its my daughter's hearring that's really troubling her delay in speech. So, I asked the developmental doctor to reschedule her diagnosis so I can rule out the hearring dilemma.

To be honest, I'm scared and worried about my child. I know there's something wrong with her. She's acting weird in comparison with other children. I feel so lost and sad. My husband is not talking to me about anything in regards of my child. I want him to show some emotions on how he really feels. I feel so alone. I know it was a mistake to prolong the diagnoses because I already know that there's something wrong with my child. I don't know why I'm I indenial. I'm really having a hard time coping. ISometimes I will feel okay and I think I accepted the fact my child is the way it is but then I will cry my eyes out and feeling up and down constantly. I need an advice from anyone. Please.

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  • Do you mean you rescheduled the appointment so she can be assessed?  Unless they have indicated already that she will be diagnosed at a specific appointment, having already been assessed along the way, you wouldn't get an appointment to be diagnosed.

    It's important that you do what's right for her, if your husband wants to be in denial that's his prerogative but it shouldn't impact her getting the assessing and support she needs.

    Whether to home-educate is a difficult choice.  If she has no diagnosis when she starts she is unlikely to get the right support (if any) and may really struggle at school.  It's a myth that if you home-educate your child cannot socialise (unless you live in a really remote area) because there are home-educating communities in most towns that you can be a part of.  School is an unnatural environment anyway, 30 odd children of the same age in one place.  The natural order of things is to mix with a wide range of ages of children and adults in a variety of ways.

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  • Do you mean you rescheduled the appointment so she can be assessed?  Unless they have indicated already that she will be diagnosed at a specific appointment, having already been assessed along the way, you wouldn't get an appointment to be diagnosed.

    It's important that you do what's right for her, if your husband wants to be in denial that's his prerogative but it shouldn't impact her getting the assessing and support she needs.

    Whether to home-educate is a difficult choice.  If she has no diagnosis when she starts she is unlikely to get the right support (if any) and may really struggle at school.  It's a myth that if you home-educate your child cannot socialise (unless you live in a really remote area) because there are home-educating communities in most towns that you can be a part of.  School is an unnatural environment anyway, 30 odd children of the same age in one place.  The natural order of things is to mix with a wide range of ages of children and adults in a variety of ways.

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