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Daughter - connecting with other autistic people

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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At the moment she is in a bad place and quite withdrawn.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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  • I hated school, ended up in Anger Management therapy, don't know why to this day, I was frustrated not angry but hey ho, what do I know!

    Does she do any clubs? Scouts/Guides/Cadets/etc?

    I was a Scout and a Cadet (not at the same time) and that helped me a little with self esteem.

    Does she have any teachers that she likes?

    Have the school put a form of a Workplace Needs Assessment in place? This would probably help her whilst she is at school, they maybe able to identify what works best and provide that support.

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  • I hated school, ended up in Anger Management therapy, don't know why to this day, I was frustrated not angry but hey ho, what do I know!

    Does she do any clubs? Scouts/Guides/Cadets/etc?

    I was a Scout and a Cadet (not at the same time) and that helped me a little with self esteem.

    Does she have any teachers that she likes?

    Have the school put a form of a Workplace Needs Assessment in place? This would probably help her whilst she is at school, they maybe able to identify what works best and provide that support.

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