Published on 12, July, 2020
Hello, I'm new to the forum...I've just got nowhere else to turn. My 9-year-old daughter was diagnosed on Tuesday by CAMHS. To say that I am devastated is an understatement. I feel embarrassed. I have tried over the years to encourage her to go to parties and be social, to take pride in her appearance and play nicely, but she crumbles in social situations, which has been very difficult for us as a family. I do not want her to be an autistic person. I just want my daughter to be like other children...the thought that she is different makes me shudder.
I'm sorry; I was planning to say far more but I just can't.
When you plan a baby this isn't what you expect, is it?
I've got Asperger's, curious, and I think she's fair enough. She's right that nobody plans this for their child, and it's not what you plan when you become a parent. I hate myself for what I've done to my parents by being autistic. They deserved a perfect little girl and they got me.
I think Ferret had far more of a "blaming attitude," referring to the original poster as "abusive," but that's just my opinion. I actually thought your response was perfectly OK, whilst being honest, and that's what we want here.