Published on 12, July, 2020
After a two year assessment period, my 10yo son was last week diagnosed with ASD. I was given a phone number to get booked into a ‘Post Diagnosis session’. Designed to help understand the diagnosis and find support etc in dealing with it. Wonderful. Except there are no sessions available until next year
NEXT
YEAR
!!
is this a usual occurrence? We are in Kings Lynn, Norfolk.
Exasperated is an understatement
GiGiLish stated:
And as Esmeralda feels and so many other parents know ~ not really that unusual at all.
Some find getting hold of books on the matter more amenable than waiting all big and disorientated for months on end, such as THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO ASPERGER'S SYNDROME by Tony Attwood, which is freely available as a PDF if you click or tap here.
You could also peruse on this website forum involving the article After your child's diagnosis ~ if you tap or click here, or else communicate with the community members here who either autistic themselves and or as have autistic children and are or have been through much the same circumstances themselves.
Perhaps try this link also:
https://www.autismlinks.co.uk/support-groups/group-support-east-of-england/nas-west-norfolk?region=East%20of%20England
thank you so much for the links! I’ve visited the local library and come home laden with books. I’ve joined the local NAS and intend to frequent their coffee mornings! I think it’s a case of research, lists and unpicking of information.
i think I naively thought that when I got his diagnosis there would be someone saying, right here’s what you need to do...here’s what’s available...etc haha!
this feels like a great community here on the forum so I imagine I’ll find lots of support online