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Hi - a worried and stressed mum!

Kell_2811.

Hi,

We’ve just started to get the ‘ball rolling’ in getting support for our 8 year old daughter who we have always suspected is neurodiverse. Behaviour has been managed at home until she started junior school last September when meltdowns have gone into overdrive and anxiety sky rocketed. She’s now also displaying self harming behaviours. We’ve reached out to our local family team and have qualified for her to receive ELSA  at school. Our problem is that school see nothing. She masks throughout the day and then is exhausted at home. I’ve always felt like our concerns have been dismissed as ‘she’s fine.’ We finally have a meeting with the SENDCO next week and wondered if anyone has any tips for getting them to listen so we can get help for our little girl and for our family!  

thank you Relaxed️ 

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  • Quoting this might help:

    "Camouflaging is one means through which autistic people
    attempt to overcome social challenges within crossneurotype
    social interactions to secure employment and
    education, develop friendships and romantic relationships,
    and even avoid harassment and victimisation  Yet the act of
    camouflaging is cognitively effortful and taxing; prone to
    breakdown under increased social demands and complexity
    and/or psychological distress; and associated with
    increased mental health difficulties."

    From  'Self-reported camouflaging behaviours
    used by autistic adults during everyday
    social interactions'
    Julia Cook , Laura Crane , Laura Hull ,
    Laura Bourne and William Mandy

    Many useful original papers can be found online through searching Google Scholar. A number of books on autistic masking/camouflaging are available also.

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  • Quoting this might help:

    "Camouflaging is one means through which autistic people
    attempt to overcome social challenges within crossneurotype
    social interactions to secure employment and
    education, develop friendships and romantic relationships,
    and even avoid harassment and victimisation  Yet the act of
    camouflaging is cognitively effortful and taxing; prone to
    breakdown under increased social demands and complexity
    and/or psychological distress; and associated with
    increased mental health difficulties."

    From  'Self-reported camouflaging behaviours
    used by autistic adults during everyday
    social interactions'
    Julia Cook , Laura Crane , Laura Hull ,
    Laura Bourne and William Mandy

    Many useful original papers can be found online through searching Google Scholar. A number of books on autistic masking/camouflaging are available also.

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