Published on 12, July, 2020
I fought with her school on numerous occasions to have her assessed. All i got back was it was down to home life etc as i was in abusive relationships and divorced from her dad. As she behaved in school and was not disruptive she got swept under the carpet.
Last year she attended a new college which at first we thought would be great for her, unfortunately she was let down here too. They discovered she worked better with blue paper, yet no referral made for her to be assessed for dyslexia.
8 weeks ago i managed to get her to see her gp. He asked for her to do some online screening which has now been sent away for a formal assessment
She currently received universal credit and is pressured into job searches and has a ridiculous work commitment in place
she has now managed to get a sick note to ease pressure of the dwp and im currently trying to apply for pip and carers
Im struggling. I feel guilty as i didnt fight hard enough. Its causing a huge strain on my relationship with my partner and my daughter.
Im struggling to do my job as this is in a day centre part time
her behaviours seem to be getting worse, skin picking, of her hands and face, she is also not eating as well as she used to , and there was a concerning incident a few weeks ago where she purposely burnt her hand on a glue gun.
I just need some help and support
Dear NAS92548,
Thank you for sharing this with our community.
While we are waiting for the community to respond, you may want to read our page about behaviour: https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/topics/behaviour
And here's our page about self-harm: https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/topics/mental-health/self-harm.
Thank you. I hope this helps! Take care.
Best regards,
Eunice Mod