Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi - I’m hoping someone might be able to advise me? My DS (5 yrs) had his assessment; he has autism. The report will take a couple of weeks, so I’ll have more information then - I was told a lot after the professionals met, after the ADOS, but it’s a bit of a blur.
In your experience, what should I do next? Feeling a bit overwhelmed...
Thank you x
Hi AryaWolf,
We have a page here on the NAS site for parents in your situation who have just had a child diagnosed with ASD - https://www.autism.org.uk/about/diagnosis/children/recently-diagnosed.aspx. Here you can find information about autism in general, and on related issues like schooling, social care, financial assistance and so on. If you scroll down to the bottom of the page you can find links to other services like family support, our autism helpline, and the Autism Services Directory. Hopefully this will be of some help to you.
Best wishes,
Ross - mod