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2.5 year old daughter with asd rossendale

ccollier

Hi, I've got a 2.5 year old daughter with asd. We are still coming to terms with the diagnosis and finding it very difficult to find any other parents with children as young as our daughter with asd. If there's anyone out there please get in touch. I feel to have the support and friendship of parents that understand would be invaluable for both ourselves and our daughter. 

I'm also finding it difficult to find autism specific activities that my daughter can join in. All groups seem to run from 4 years old. If anyone is aware of anything in the rossendale area I'd be interested to know. 

I look forward to hearing from you.

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  • Hi,

    leicestershire is a very long way from us, that's a shame. It's so difficult to find other families with children with an ASD the same age as ours. I know it's devastating when you first have that realisation that your child has autism. I still cry some nights when she's gone to bed if she's had a particulary tough day. The crying episodes are getting fewer and farther between these days though. For the last year I saw no change in my daughter and was starting to lose hope that she would ever develop further, but in the past month she's shown so real signs of improvement. We celebrate every little advance she takes and I'm so proud of her every single day for just getting through the day. 

    I think support amongst parents is the key to making it through this experience. I've found a few support groups locally and I'm planning on attending the next one. I questioned if I should go since we haven't got a firm diagnosis but I was reassured thatt I would be more than welcome. Maybe you could see if you have a NAS centre locally and find support from a group like this.

    I'm always happy to chat.

    C x

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  • Hi,

    leicestershire is a very long way from us, that's a shame. It's so difficult to find other families with children with an ASD the same age as ours. I know it's devastating when you first have that realisation that your child has autism. I still cry some nights when she's gone to bed if she's had a particulary tough day. The crying episodes are getting fewer and farther between these days though. For the last year I saw no change in my daughter and was starting to lose hope that she would ever develop further, but in the past month she's shown so real signs of improvement. We celebrate every little advance she takes and I'm so proud of her every single day for just getting through the day. 

    I think support amongst parents is the key to making it through this experience. I've found a few support groups locally and I'm planning on attending the next one. I questioned if I should go since we haven't got a firm diagnosis but I was reassured thatt I would be more than welcome. Maybe you could see if you have a NAS centre locally and find support from a group like this.

    I'm always happy to chat.

    C x

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