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How can I help my daughter? Please help.

Daisy

Hi

My daughter is 8 in yr3 of main stream school with a diagnosis of 'mild autism'. Her school does not recognise that she has any difficulties and have not even given her an IEP. I desparately want to help her tackle her social difficulties. She finds it very difficult to communicate with her peers. She feels very uncomfortable and struggles to talk or make eye contact with any of them. I know she needs some help but I don't know what to do.

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  • Your daughter has a diagnosis of autism, and as such will have marked impairments in social interaction, communication and flexibility of thought.  Mild autism is not a diagnosis!  She had enough impairments to qualify for a diagnosis of ASD ~ if she didnt she would have received a different diagnosis such as atypical autism or pervasive developmental disorder  (when some of the criteria is met but not enough for ASD diagnosis).  Request a meeting with the school SENCO and the teachers involved and request that your daughter is assessed for any learning difficulties she may have. Ask that the educational psychologist become involved. Invite the people who diagnosed your daughter along to that meeting and ask that a copy of the clinical report showing your daughters diagnosis be forwarded to everybody who is involved with her education.  I doubt very much whether the school situation is as rosy as her teachers are leading you to believe. If a child has enough impairments for a diagnosis of autism then they are going to be struggling in a group setting of 30+ people five days a week. 

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  • Your daughter has a diagnosis of autism, and as such will have marked impairments in social interaction, communication and flexibility of thought.  Mild autism is not a diagnosis!  She had enough impairments to qualify for a diagnosis of ASD ~ if she didnt she would have received a different diagnosis such as atypical autism or pervasive developmental disorder  (when some of the criteria is met but not enough for ASD diagnosis).  Request a meeting with the school SENCO and the teachers involved and request that your daughter is assessed for any learning difficulties she may have. Ask that the educational psychologist become involved. Invite the people who diagnosed your daughter along to that meeting and ask that a copy of the clinical report showing your daughters diagnosis be forwarded to everybody who is involved with her education.  I doubt very much whether the school situation is as rosy as her teachers are leading you to believe. If a child has enough impairments for a diagnosis of autism then they are going to be struggling in a group setting of 30+ people five days a week. 

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