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Daughter - connecting with other autistic people

NAS79014

Hello 

Our daughter was finally diagnosed as having high functioning autism 6 months ago, age 16, after many years of school avoidance, high anxiety, depression and extreme OCD. She continues to receive help from mental health services. School has been really difficult for her, however she managed to achieve her GCSEs and is studying 3 science A-Levels. 
At the moment she is in a bad place and quite withdrawn. Her self esteem and self worth are very low. I wondered if anyone knew of any support groups for her? She doesn’t know anyone else who is autistic and hates the way she is, the label she now has. I think meeting / connecting with others who have had a similar experience might help? 

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  • It’s a good question ! I’d be interested to hear if anyone has any ideas on this - as my son is in a similar position in many ways. He really wants friends but has struggled in educational settings to make friends ( in large part due to having Selective Mutism in all educational settings). 

  • in reply to Kate Kestrel

    I am starting to wonder if we could get some of these young people to connect. I have searched all evening on the internet for a social group for autistic teens but have not found anything in my area. My daughter has also struggled to speak at school. I have just joined this website and, like many on here, I feel really awful for putting her through the education system. 
    Thank you for your reply. 

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  • in reply to Kate Kestrel

    I am starting to wonder if we could get some of these young people to connect. I have searched all evening on the internet for a social group for autistic teens but have not found anything in my area. My daughter has also struggled to speak at school. I have just joined this website and, like many on here, I feel really awful for putting her through the education system. 
    Thank you for your reply. 

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