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Hello! Daughter got diagnosed today

Nat1930

Hi 

just introducting myself here as I just found out my 10 years old daughter is Autistic but I had a feeling since she was a toddler that she was neurodiverse.

I was very upset this morning as I was hoping I was wrong… however I have changed my outlook - I can work on my relationship understanding my daughter more and help her to be positive individual. It is emotional dyregulation / social skills she struggles with. 

My question is that should I tell her now (she is doing okay/ happy / not realising she is different although she struggles to make friends esp girls - she got lot of friends (boys) or wait till she is struggling emotionally? I don’t want her to feel different ( I mean in a nice way) 

Any books recommendations I should look at ? 

Thanks 

from a new proud mum of autistic daughter 

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  • in reply to Kate Kestrel

    I told my daughter that she was going to have one to one meeting with a couple of adults and see how is she doing as i didn’t want to scare her and I wanted my daughter to be herself without anything in her head. 

    I have not spoke to her about autism about it as there is no family history (however I am suspecting that myself / my father are autistic but we’ll cross that bridge another time as I want to focus on my daughter and how to support her) 

    I know some parents of children with autism but they do not have same support needs as my daughter - one of them is AuADHD and the other is severe Autism. 

    My daughter is fine with communication, motor skills but emotional / social skills is sometimes a bit difficult. Would that be high functioning autism (Asperger’s?)