Hi hope you can help with advice or support in some way as we are stuck in a situation that is worrying and upsetting to all the family. Our lovely daughter is having a nerodevelopmental assessment on Wednesday but this is after about 6 years of issues regarding anxiety, stress, school refusal, and many other issues that we have finally come to terms with is likely to be ASD Aspergers to a lesser or more degree. She is unable to go to school at all at the moment as her anxiety about GCSE's is so severe that she will not go, she is so far behind in course work, not able to take exams and stay focussed, can't organise her independent learning or homework, revision or work as part of a group to complete school tasks. She was not in school at all for year 7 then in year 8 got support from school with reintroducing her into Secondary school with my daily support getting her up, taking her in helping her manage her anxieties, sitting in the car park for the 5 mins to 2 hours she was able to manage and eventually she was able to stay full time in school and was doing OK, still nobody had mentioned ASD. She was in school with a range of add hoc support that was put in place but it never really adressed her real issues atttending school reducing her anxiety, helping her make progress in her subjects, or helping her to make progress at the accademic subjects in school. English, Art and Food Tec were her most sucessful subjects, she loves nature and animals and has many obbsessions and passions that we know give her pleasure and that she is sucessful at. We are supported by a local ASD charity but it still costs a significant amount for our councilling sessions but we now realize GCSE's are not an option nither is college without any qulifications of any sort not at this time in her life anyway, who knows what may happen in the future. Our daughter is in limbo, waiting for the official diagnosis before it triggers other things and living with her daily struggles to fit in and see a possitive future. Lots of mixed up emotions about this from all members of our family and feeling a little overwhelmend by what the future holds. Not quite what we had imagined when our little bundle of joy arrived 15 years ago. Any ideas of support in any shape or form would be appreciated.
