Hi all,
I'm not quite sure if the title explains my question properly, or if I even really know what I'm after, but my 10yr old son was diagnosed recently with high-functioning Autism. There is SO much information about the place, and SO many things to think of, it's left myself and my wife just wondering where to really start....
We feel, given his age, it may be a good idea to get an experienced counsellor to help guide my son (and us) through this tricky path over the long-term, ie for the next 5 years or so, to help give us all a framework to pull together the many different strands that we need to think of in a coherent and planned way.
I am new to this site (hello), but have looked through lots of the really good articles. I found an old link to exactly what I wanted (below), but it didn't work any more. Does anyone have any thoughts about how to go about finding someone as above, or indeed if that seems like a good idea. Should it be face to face, or online? How often? Would it actually help?
I'm not trying to abdicate my parental responsibility for this onto someone else, just trying to get a suitable long-term partnership going that will help my son develop to be his best self in what are going to be some challenging years ahead, guiding us as parents in the process.
I'd love to hear from anyone who may have experience of finding a long-term counsellor for their child, or evidence it can help (or not), or thoughts on how to go about it in a sensible way. We live in North Herts, but fairly close to Cambridge.
Many thanks, Andy.
