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5 year old daughter diagnose with Autism, whats next?

Laiba

Hi, 

As a parent of 5 year old girl, i have just been informed she is autistic and to be honest i dont know what to do now? what happens next. I am emotionally really taken back and shocked by this because i did not think she met the criteria as first but now I cant help but feel guilty and worried about what the future holds. She is verbal and has developed extremely well at school and outside. Most of her struggles are though routine transitions or socially with others. I would for any guidance & support on what now? 

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  • I went through a similar wobble myself, and the guilt hit me like a ton of bricks, but it faded once I realised my kid had been the same wonderful little human the whole time. What helped us with tricky transitions was giving loads of heads-up time and using picture cues. Social stuff came along slowly once we stopped I went through a similar wobble myself, and the guilt hit me like a ton of bricks, but it faded once I realised my kid had been the same wonderful little human the whole time. What helped us with tricky transitions was giving loads of heads-up time and using picture cues. Social stuff came along slowly once we stopped pushing and let them set the pace. You’re doing better than you think.

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  • I went through a similar wobble myself, and the guilt hit me like a ton of bricks, but it faded once I realised my kid had been the same wonderful little human the whole time. What helped us with tricky transitions was giving loads of heads-up time and using picture cues. Social stuff came along slowly once we stopped I went through a similar wobble myself, and the guilt hit me like a ton of bricks, but it faded once I realised my kid had been the same wonderful little human the whole time. What helped us with tricky transitions was giving loads of heads-up time and using picture cues. Social stuff came along slowly once we stopped pushing and let them set the pace. You’re doing better than you think.

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