Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi there, I'm new to this forum and my counsellor advised me about this webpage. I'm a single mother to two children, my son Luke is 9 and undergoing diagnosis of ASD following 8 school exclusions and is now regularly seeing specialist for his pending diagnosis. I have known since he was a baby that he was different however it has taken this long for professionals to listen, I work full time as a health visitor however I am currently on the sick whilst assessments are ongoing as I could not do my job. I am hoping for some support from other parents as I have become very depressed and anxious about this situation and am trying to reach out to others that feel the same. I am currently on medication and started counselling which is going well but I want to cry all of the time and have minimal energy when it comes to the kids and day to day things. Has anyone else felt this way and is there an end to feeling this way, I know it's impacting on my kids but don't know how to feel better. Please help, any advice is welcomed xx
Hi, am new here and waiting on a diagnosis for my son as well. I just wanted to say that, although it seems bleak right now, you are doing a great job. I cannot imagine how difficult dealing with getting a diagnosis as a single mum must be. It sounds as if you are getting the help you need to get out of your depression and things will get better. I really admire how hard you are working to get things sorted out.