Stuart is right - apologies that there was no welcome wagon when you first posted.
Has the school SENCO been contacted about the suspected autism? They should be the ones helping with adapting school life for your daughter even while you wait for a diagnosis.
14 if a difficult age as so much change starts to come into her life beween exams, puberty making her own body change, romantic interests starting to appear, peer pressure ramping up and the urge to be considered more grown up.
Also for yourself, have you considered if you could be "on the spectrum" yourself? There is a high probability that autism / ADHD etc is inherited from one or both parents, and our generations were much less likely to be diagnosed early as the understanding wasn't really there at the time.
Have you had a chance to educate yourself on autism? There is a great section at the top of the screen called Advice and Guidance which can give a lot of ideas, or you can ask here is there are any specific areas you want to talk about - we have a great pool of knowledge and experience to draw upon.
It's good to have you here - let us know how we can help.
Stuart is right - apologies that there was no welcome wagon when you first posted.
Has the school SENCO been contacted about the suspected autism? They should be the ones helping with adapting school life for your daughter even while you wait for a diagnosis.
14 if a difficult age as so much change starts to come into her life beween exams, puberty making her own body change, romantic interests starting to appear, peer pressure ramping up and the urge to be considered more grown up.
Also for yourself, have you considered if you could be "on the spectrum" yourself? There is a high probability that autism / ADHD etc is inherited from one or both parents, and our generations were much less likely to be diagnosed early as the understanding wasn't really there at the time.
Have you had a chance to educate yourself on autism? There is a great section at the top of the screen called Advice and Guidance which can give a lot of ideas, or you can ask here is there are any specific areas you want to talk about - we have a great pool of knowledge and experience to draw upon.
It's good to have you here - let us know how we can help.
