Newly diagnosed ASD 13 year old girl - looking for advice on getting professional help to support with shutdowns

Hi JaneK, 

Thank you for sharing your experience on the Online Community. 

You may find our National Autistic Society resources for autistic teenagers helpful to share with your daughter. The Know Yourself series offers free resources (videos, PDFs, worksheets) to support autistic teenagers in understanding what being autistic means to them: https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/topics/resources-for-autistic-teenagers 

If you are interested in counselling (NHS & private), you may like to have a look at the Autism Services Directory: https://www.autism.org.uk/directory under ‘Health & Counsellors’. 

This guide produced by the National Autistic Society may be of interest. It collates suggestions on ways professionals can make mental health talking therapies better for autistic people.   

Content note- the guide contains sections on suicide and self-harm: Good practice guide for professionals delivering therapy  

I hope this is helpful. 

Kind Regards,
Rosie Mod

Hi JaneK, 

Thank you for sharing your experience on the Online Community. 

You may find our National Autistic Society resources for autistic teenagers helpful to share with your daughter. The Know Yourself series offers free resources (videos, PDFs, worksheets) to support autistic teenagers in understanding what being autistic means to them: https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/topics/resources-for-autistic-teenagers 

If you are interested in counselling (NHS & private), you may like to have a look at the Autism Services Directory: https://www.autism.org.uk/directory under ‘Health & Counsellors’. 

This guide produced by the National Autistic Society may be of interest. It collates suggestions on ways professionals can make mental health talking therapies better for autistic people.   

Content note- the guide contains sections on suicide and self-harm: Good practice guide for professionals delivering therapy  

I hope this is helpful. 

Kind Regards,
Rosie Mod