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Struggling to come to terms with sons diagnoses

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My son was diagnosed with ASD nearly a month ago and I am still struggling to come to term with it. When I talk to people who arent close to me I end up in tears, I have had to tell my work and the school! My close family and friends are being really supportive but I feel angry and frustrated and guilty for feeling this way. Im not sure where to go from here. I struggle to talk to my husband as I dont want to upset him as I know that he like me is still coming to terms with the diagnose as well. Has anyone else felt this way?

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  • There are a lot of parents groups around, but some parts of the country are less well provided with them than others. Some are run as local branches of NAS. Others are independent.

    You can find out using the little pink maps of Britain on the Home and Community pages of the NAS website whether there is something in your area - just sometimes the search function is a little unwieldy and commes up with London services first, so you have to scroll down to find your own area, or try a different search question.

    Parents Groups/NAS local groups tend to be good at providing local resource lists, seminars and courses to help parents, and access to references - books and articles. They also can provide advocacy and advice.

    Hopefully there is one where you are where you can learn from other parents and discuss concerns over a cup of coffee. And then there's just about everything covered on this forum, at one time or other, if you search back to earlier posts.

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  • There are a lot of parents groups around, but some parts of the country are less well provided with them than others. Some are run as local branches of NAS. Others are independent.

    You can find out using the little pink maps of Britain on the Home and Community pages of the NAS website whether there is something in your area - just sometimes the search function is a little unwieldy and commes up with London services first, so you have to scroll down to find your own area, or try a different search question.

    Parents Groups/NAS local groups tend to be good at providing local resource lists, seminars and courses to help parents, and access to references - books and articles. They also can provide advocacy and advice.

    Hopefully there is one where you are where you can learn from other parents and discuss concerns over a cup of coffee. And then there's just about everything covered on this forum, at one time or other, if you search back to earlier posts.

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