Published on 12, July, 2020
Hello there,
I am completely new to this site and not really sure how it works or if this is the right place to post?
Our 32 month old son was diagnosed last week. As is the same for everyone life is very busy and full of stress and now this. So just trying to get my head around it all and understand and educate myself. I was wondering if anyone can advise on how to find local support groups so one can meet people going through the same thing as you. I am also wondering how other parents cope, small example is my son ACTUALLY had a full nights sleep last night , this is rare for him and yet woke up ballistic and I could not figure out why. I went in to see to him and he just starts lashing out hitting me. :-( Due to other stress going on I am just a bit teary today and wondering what coping mechanism other parents use. Also once you had your diagnosis what did you do? As far as learing about it and how to best cope for all involved. Is there any professionals one can see that can specifically help with the behavioural side of things ?
I have enquired about a swapp course but we are waitlisted and the wait is quite long apparently.
Is there a section on this website for local groups in ones area?
I look forward to any tips and advice. Thank you.
The little pink maps of britain in one corner of the Home and Community pages of the NAS website are there for you to search for local services. They seem to be a bit 'hit and miss' depending on what you write in search.
Also the list often comes up with London stuff first. Bizarrely even if you live on Benbecula NAS thinks you might want to know about London facilities first. So you may have to scroll down the page a bit to find something useful.
If the nearest group is in another town or county, contact them nevertheless. They may be able to direct you to local groups that are off the NAS radar, or failing that, their membership may include people from your area.