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Parent of 15 year old newly diagnosed Merseyside

Mandmiss

Hi all

I am a mum of a 15 year old newly diagnosed. She's struggling with her diagnosis and would like to reach out to other teens who are autistic. She is very intelligent with a love of classics, philosophy, religion but also Star Trek, Doctor Who, Douglas Adams and now cryptic crosswords. We live in the Merseyside region so if anyone can help us in any way as life has been tough for her for a few years and I am just trying to navigate through as any parent who just wants their kid to be happy. Thanks in adcance for any support and help. 

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  • My daughter was 19 when she was diagnosed, the day after I was. I think that we gravitated towards the positive aspects of getting an ASD diagnosis. The main one being that we knew what the difficulties were caused by. I think this is hugely positive. Knowing enables informed decisions to be made and work-arounds to be devised. My daughter has always had high levels of anxiety especially around socialising. At school she would feel nauseous and sometimes be physically sick on school mornings. We had lots of tests done looking for physical causes, which in hindsight did not exist. She was in the first year of university when she was diagnosed and now says that the accommodations she received from the university prevented her from dropping out. She ended up with a first class chemistry degree and a prize from the Royal Society of Chemistry. She now has a job in legal research and is engaged to be married. Getting a diagnosis of autism can be a positive thing, and the accommodations and support that someone who is diagnosed has access to can make a huge difference. Things can improve!

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  • My daughter was 19 when she was diagnosed, the day after I was. I think that we gravitated towards the positive aspects of getting an ASD diagnosis. The main one being that we knew what the difficulties were caused by. I think this is hugely positive. Knowing enables informed decisions to be made and work-arounds to be devised. My daughter has always had high levels of anxiety especially around socialising. At school she would feel nauseous and sometimes be physically sick on school mornings. We had lots of tests done looking for physical causes, which in hindsight did not exist. She was in the first year of university when she was diagnosed and now says that the accommodations she received from the university prevented her from dropping out. She ended up with a first class chemistry degree and a prize from the Royal Society of Chemistry. She now has a job in legal research and is engaged to be married. Getting a diagnosis of autism can be a positive thing, and the accommodations and support that someone who is diagnosed has access to can make a huge difference. Things can improve!

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