Published on 12, July, 2020
My daughter is 14 and has high functioning ASD. I feel quite deflated at the moment as she often puts me down and says quite mean things to me and if I challenge her on it she says that I am being
horrible to her and gets upset. She told me that our personality’s are to different and that I have a bad attitude and that she doesn’t like me. I literally tiptoe around her and will do anything to make her happy. I show her so much love and attention but I’m worried that she will always feel this way regardless . Has anyone else experienced this?
Dear NAS24419,
If you were looking for some advice, you may like to contact our Autism Helpline team who are best suited to answer. They can provide you with information and advice on your issue. You can call them on 0808 800 4104 (Monday to Thursday 10am to 4pm, Friday 9am to 3pm). Please note that the Helpline is experiencing a high volume of calls and it may take a couple of attempts before you get through to speak to an advisor.
Furthermore, you may be interested in contacting our Parent to Parent service who offers emotional support to parents and carers of children or adults with autism. This service is confidential and run by trained parent volunteers who are all parents themselves of a child or adult with autism.
You contact the team on 0808 800 4106. Please leave a message and the team will call you back as soon as possible at a time that suits you, including evenings and weekends. Alternatively you can use contact the team via web form: http://www.autism.org.uk/services/community/family-support/parent-to-parent/enquiry.aspx
Kind regards,
Ayshe Mod