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Hi, my name is Tonette! teenaged step daughter who has autism does not want to leave house
My teenaged step daughter who has autism does not want to leave house anymore after the pandemic. Please help.
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New adult asd diagnosis
Anyone got any advice/insight on how they coped in the early stages of diagnosis thanks
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Waiting Lists and Questions about ASD assessment
How long did you have to wait to have your ASD assessment? I don't actually remember how long it's been.. perhaps a year or 2 now. I'm in South Wales anyone else waiting? I also have other questions. What was the assessment like (so i don't stress out and so i can plan ahead) How long did it take (both waiting and the…
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Autistic traits .
Please please please could anyone on the forum tell my if they feel they don't fit in with others and also please could anyone tell me if they ever get so overwhelmed with things they just have to sleep . Please I would be very grateful if anyone could help me with my questions. I know I've been asked to look at stuff…
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ADHD Methylphenidate suspending my personality and other side effects
I started on ADHD medication a few months ago prescribed by my Psych. Xaggitin 18mg was what I started on. A lot of side effects at first like euphoria then an aggressive strung out feeling, then I lost all emotion for 3 days then it all settled down. Started working quite after that but the intrusive thoughts, impulse…
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Struggling parent - my child has ADHD and is currently medicated.
Hi, my child has ADHD and is currently medicated he has been through a family breakup & a change of school who are brilliant but since then he appears to spiralling out of control with anger issues, emotional issues and defiance issues he had a friend around to play and strangled them because they annoyed him, if he can't…
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Hi, my name is Gerry247! Guidance and advice for 7-year-old boy with autism.
My name is Geraldine. Am African but I have a Spanish nationality. My 7 year old boy and I came into Manchester this July. He is autistic. I need guidance and pieces of advice. Thank you
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Autism and obsession
I'm still awaiting an assessment for Autism and Adhd. I have recognised I've had obsession since as far back as I can remember. Sometimes they can take over alot of other stuff . I'm accepting that I have obsessions and its part of who I am .
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Working and Autism
Hello, Does anyone know if there are any autistic friendly jobs available for someone with not much work experience, I need adjustments because of my autism and I also have dyscalculia. In the future, my dream is to be cabin crew but I need the work experience to be able to do it. I also need my maths and English GCSE’s…
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North East Autism Assessment
Hi! To anyone who has gone through NHS assessment process (especially in North East area), I just have a few questions about the process! I've filled out the form they sent out, but I really want to bring some extra information and stuff from my childhood to the appointment in a folder - but I'm worried that it'll be…
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Autism and speaking.
I've realised that alot of the time I don't know when it's my turn to speak. People have said to me are you going to let me finish talking or are you going to keep interrupting me . I know this also is an Adhd trait . I'm 98 per cent sure I have Adhd . The Autism triats are becoming more clearer to me .
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ADHD in the over 60s
I have just finished an assessment, over Zoom with a psychiatrist and am waiting for the results, I am nervous because I didn't even think that Adults could suffer from this condition until I watched a YouTube video, on ADHD and said to myself, That fits me
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Autistic and ADHD? AuDHD?
I was diagnosed autistic by a clinician nearly five years ago. It's been a rough ride, not helped by the fact that the diagnosis only came about because I became clinically depressed, so I was already at the bottom of the cliff before I had been told there was danger of a cliff! At least, that's how it felt. I've been…
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NAS on CMHT
So have heard back from NAS on my discharge, still unexplained, from cmht They say from what I have told them they did not make any 'reasonable adjustments' for my autism. Which is bad because they knew about my autism. The CPN had training in autism and was working with a few autistic people he told me. NAS did point out…
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Council Tax
Dear All About 10 days ago, an Enforcement Agent was sent to my block of flats by Kensington and Chelsea council to demand payment of council tax which apparently had not been paid. I thought that you had to get a warning or a letter telling you that someone is coming to your flat. I knew that I had problems in paying but…
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Feeling unsure now .
For a while now by discussing things with a mental health worker I thought I could have autism. When change occurs it Really puts me in a very upset state. I prefer being on my own . Not at all interested in being in people's company . Trying to fit in . Copying people's behaviour to seem the same etc . I did watch…
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Stem Cell therapy?
Hi ,i am intrested to autism stem cell threapy?
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Autism
I haven't been diagnosed yet with autism or adhd but I realised that any change makes me very anxious and tense . I've been asked today to change my routine on something and I'm feeling very very uneasy about having to change. I want to carry on doing it my way not there way . Don't feel comfortable with the situation at…
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Been invited to join a autism group starting next Monday.
Through wanting an autism and adhd assessment I've been put in touch with someone who has said I can get involved in the sessions they are having. A little anxious buy I'm going to try my best .
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Help on disability discrimination
Hello, new to here and also new to my diagnosis of Dyslexia, Dyspraxia and ADHD. I found my employer to have lack of understanding of my challenges, the reasonable adjustments implemented were all ergonomic I.e software and and training for how to use it and the desk and chair. I argued that the reasonable adjustments need…
