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Hello I’m new here and looking for some advice/support

Rara

Hi Wave I’m mother to the most wonderful teen who was diagnosed with ASD last year. I’m a single parent with an ex who is probably on the spectrum as well.

We are really struggling with school attendance, its been a few years now. They are bright and enjoy learning and when feeling well actually want to go to school!! They experience dizziness and limb pain and brain fog and I just wondered if anyone else here has experienced the same/similar? We’ve been to many different doctors and psychologists but so far not much has helped. My gut feeling is that this is sensory overload.

id love to hear any idea of ways to help, any would be greatly appreciated

 thanks for reading! Pray 

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  • School is a challenging environment for autistic children. My daughter's anxiety about school was expressed in nausea and vomiting. We went to the GP and were referred to specialists for investigations for physical problems, batteries of tests and nothing was found. The problem with autism is that associated alexithymia and lack of interoception often means that a child is unable to give much information, either about 'where it hurts' or why they are feeling the way they are. We eventually recognised that underlying anxiety was the cause of the symptoms and cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) helped to an appreciable degree. My daughter is very bright, the learning and being taught came easily to her, it was a combination of social pressures and sensory difficulties at school that were the problem.

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  • School is a challenging environment for autistic children. My daughter's anxiety about school was expressed in nausea and vomiting. We went to the GP and were referred to specialists for investigations for physical problems, batteries of tests and nothing was found. The problem with autism is that associated alexithymia and lack of interoception often means that a child is unable to give much information, either about 'where it hurts' or why they are feeling the way they are. We eventually recognised that underlying anxiety was the cause of the symptoms and cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) helped to an appreciable degree. My daughter is very bright, the learning and being taught came easily to her, it was a combination of social pressures and sensory difficulties at school that were the problem.

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