Hi all
I have a 9 year old daughter with Aspergers, diagnosed 4 years ago, but until now, I have not taken advantage of any groups or help. Maybe i was in denial, i dont know, but we were coping.
This last 9 months has been hell! Since October 2013, my daughter has suddenly become very anxious about attending school and leaving me and is on the verge of being a school refuser. She has no real friends to speak of, she says school is getting harder and that her head is always full of worry and she cannot think of good things. She is in mainstream school and does not get any individual support. She also has taken a dislike to her teacher & teaching assistant as she says they shout and tell her off. She does struggle to understand tone of voice and facial expressions which does not help.
The school SENco has been great, but things have been very slow and nothing is going to be resolved before she goes in to year 5. Our GP put a referral in to CAMHS and they saw her last week, but they cannot help her as she has an ASD diagnosis and apparently needs to see a paediatrician instead. We are also desperately trying to get an Educational Psychologists Assessment to see if she is in the right environment for her education or if she needs more specialised help. This is proving more tricky though and unlikely before the end of 2014.
Anyway, this is me, hoping to be able to communicate a little with people who understand.
