My 4 year old recently got diagnosed with Autism. I immediately started searching for therapy sessions and started to fill in her DLA forms to cover the cost of these sessions as i know they aren't cheap. But I hear she is entitled to some therapy sessions!!!
Firstly I have a few questions to ask if anyone knows any advice or answers to these -
1. Are children entitled to any therapy after diagnosed? If so what are they entitled too?
2. Whilst filling in the DLA form we are still awaiting written confirmation letter of her diagnosis is it best to wait for the letter to come out or can I just add to the forms the pediatricians contact details etc and write "awaiting written confirmation letter of diagnosis"
Also regarding the behaviour. She gets frustrated quite easily. She has some speech delay although she has come on leaps and bounds. We still struggle with the emotion side of things. If she's playing and something keeps falling apart she does a loud scream although it doesn't turn into a meltdown it's the fact she even screams in the first place. Then 5 seconds later she is over it !! We shares lovely with us adults but struggles and gets annoyed if she has to share with peers and children around her age.
Is there any advice in this area? How can we calm her down or teach her other ways to vent instead of just screaming when adverts come on when she's watching YouTube or if she can't open something she screams. Etc
Also any way with words we can use with her when she's playing with her cousins to help her share.
Thankyou in advance
