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Juliet2010

Hello. Im new to this and im Julia. Single mother living alone with my daughter who is 14 and is awaiting autism diagnosis. 

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  • Thank you for your replies to Iain and Stuart. In the 1980's there was no knowledge of autism and suddenly all this notices of autism. The trouble is the government can't find the budgets and we hear it all the time on the news. If we were not made aware of autism then we wouldn't have been the wiser. I could possibly be autistic and my daughter's dad and his uncle is autistic. I'm not too bothered now I was really anxious before, but there's nothing I can do. The school my daughter goes to is a Mainstream school. She's finding independence hard but I was told that is apart of autism. I got a book on autism from the library. The schools do nothing and assume she is a typical teenager, they don't recognise anything until a former diagnosis is made. There's only so much I can do. I'm a single mother and running a business. 

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    Welcome Juliet! 

    I am sorry you're having trouble with school, it is frustrating being in that in between stage, especially as she is 14 now and... this support would have been helpful sooner. You sound like you've doing the best you can which is what your daughter needs, a wonderful mum and running a business too. Wow!! It's easier said than done, I know but try to be kind to yourself Heartpulse

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    Welcome Juliet! 

    I am sorry you're having trouble with school, it is frustrating being in that in between stage, especially as she is 14 now and... this support would have been helpful sooner. You sound like you've doing the best you can which is what your daughter needs, a wonderful mum and running a business too. Wow!! It's easier said than done, I know but try to be kind to yourself Heartpulse

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