Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi I'm a mum of 3 , 2 girls and also my nephew who is the reason I have joined this site he is 5.5 and been with us since he was 2.5, he we are currently undiagnosed and I've spent the last 3 yrs fighting professionals for support and they have shrugged it off and put it all down to past history so here's our story so far an how far we have come
so I noticed challenges for my little guy from word go it was a little difficult at first cause he was young and I couldnt unpick if it was age appropriate past history or something different, so obviously as a mum I've kept on top of these we had professionals tell us it was past history and basically that my boy was a naughty boy, looking back now I was punishing for things he never really understood
Hi, welcome . Sounds like everyone's having a tough time of it. Could you tell us if he's at school + how he's doing there? How suitable do you think his school is for him? Does bullying, either by his peers and/or staff take place? Also, has he been diagnosed with anything at all (you mention his earlier days before he came to you)? There's lots of info on this site via the posts + home page which you should have a look at to help you (working on the assumption that he is autistic, altho undiagnosed). There's a lot to take in so take you time. You should try to find out how autism affects him as an individual. He sounds very distressed so you need to have a routine for him. If he's non-verbal then you can do a pictoral time table for him. Ask any questions you want via the posts. Keep on at the medics etc to get a diagnosis. Fight all the way if you believe he is autistic. Even if he isn't, he's obviously suffering greatly so they should be able to help him + the rest of your family in some way.