Hello, my daughter is 8 and was diagnosed with autism 6 months ago. I was wondering if anyone could tell me how to access some support for her? Maybe some regulation therapy?

Hi Alexandrea, 

Welcome to the community. I am glad you have got the diagnosis for your daughter and I hope you can find the right support for her and you. 

The national autistic society has guidance on how to access support for children. You may find this helpful: https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/social-care/social-care-england-children/support-available.

You can also search our Autism Services Directory for potential therapy and services close to you to support your daughter: https://www.autism.org.uk/autism-services-directory 

We also have a Parent to Parent Emotional support service where you can talk to other parents of autistic children: https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/help-and-support/parent-to-parent-helpline 

Finally we also have family support programmes, that may help in navigating support for your daughter: https://www.autism.org.uk/what-we-do/support-in-the-community/family-support

I hope some of these will be helpful for you, and I can see Lotus has also referred you to another link on our website. 

Best wishes, 

Alice Mod 

Hi Alexandrea, 

Welcome to the community. I am glad you have got the diagnosis for your daughter and I hope you can find the right support for her and you. 

The national autistic society has guidance on how to access support for children. You may find this helpful: https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/social-care/social-care-england-children/support-available.

You can also search our Autism Services Directory for potential therapy and services close to you to support your daughter: https://www.autism.org.uk/autism-services-directory 

We also have a Parent to Parent Emotional support service where you can talk to other parents of autistic children: https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/help-and-support/parent-to-parent-helpline 

Finally we also have family support programmes, that may help in navigating support for your daughter: https://www.autism.org.uk/what-we-do/support-in-the-community/family-support

I hope some of these will be helpful for you, and I can see Lotus has also referred you to another link on our website. 

Best wishes, 

Alice Mod