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Recent diagnosis for my daughter who is 8 years old- advice please!

Becky93

Hi All,

My 8-year-old daughter has recently been diagnosed with ASD by a right-to-choose provider who has been brilliant from the start.

I need some advice on where to start. What do I need to do? 

I am currently waiting for the provider to send out the report, and I am overwhelmed by what to do.

Thanks

Becky

  • in reply to Dawn

    Hi,

    Thank you for the lovely message and explaining it in bit more detail.

    I’m going to look into the steps you said and start putting stuff in place.

    thank you!

  • in reply to profdanger

    hi,

    thank you so much for writing on my post! It’s been helpful.

    I have been in contact with the school; I am now waiting for the SENco to be in contact with me for next steps.

    My daughter has done art therapy before so I might look into that again.

    thank you Relaxed️

  • The report should include some recommendations which may help, but I guess the thing to do is think about the impacts.  We are all different and some of us and cope well with some things but not with others, which other Autistic people might find easy enough.  Baring in mind that needs may change over time.

    Once you have a list of things you think she might need support with, then talk to professionals in those areas to see what adjustments and support can be put in place.

  • Good morning from America, Becky93!

    I’m an Autistic dad of an Autistic daughter (age 7). We diagnosed it when she was 4 or 5.

    So without knowing much about y’all’s background, some good points to start is: Communicate with your daughter’s school & consider therapy. Communication with the school is really key to ensure that your daughter gets any accommodations that she might need. Therapy can be helpful to teach her skills to help adapt and stay calm during situations when she is overstimulated or upset. We did art therapy with our daughter and though she might not always apply the skills she learned in that therapy (ex. taking deep breaths), it did make a difference.

    If you have any questions, please don’t be afraid to ask.