Published on 12, July, 2020
my little lady is 20 months old and I'm a single mum we do not have a diagnosis of autism yet but have got as far as seeing a pediatric doctor due to concerns with her development (global development delay)noted by health visitor he agreed with me after a 15-minute appointment that she shows signs of autism and there are many red flags although I'm going through the doubting it one minute stage to my instincts screaming out at me that she does have autism. he gave me a number to contact for a carers network and told me to make a claim for disability benefit surely he would not do that if he thought my little lady was okay??? He is referring her to speech therapy and wants her to have blood tests to rule out anything else, I can't remember what else he called it but I think he meant an assessment or psychologist for autism but there is a 12-month waiting list. It's killing me waiting around I feel like I'm going mad so I'm just asking for any advice really on what I should expect from these awaited appointments please one worried anxious mummy thank you.
I'm not sure what to advise about what to expect at the appointments but I would trust your instincts. If you think your little lady is Autistic you're probably more able to make that judgment than anyone else.
Waiting on lists is horrible. On the plus side it's positive that you have picked up on your daughter's needs so early as many people don't until later. The carers' network might be worth a go, it could be a way of finding people who understand.
Hopefully people on hare can be helpful too.
thank you for replying yes going with my instincts for sure and yes I'm going to ring the carers network thanks again for replying
Let us know how it goes.