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I have a 6 year old with autism, I hope to get some advice
Hi everyone i am a mother of a 6 year old boy with autism. Although verbal he has a great amount of anxiety and cannot regulate his emotions. Hope to get some advice and support from here! Thanks x
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help and support for possible aspergers.
hello I’m Shane, im 24 years old who graduated in illustration at university and I’m trying to find my footing in the working world. Part way through university i heard more about autism and aspergers including the troubles and challenges that people can face being non neural typical. I’ve looking into it a fair amount and…
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Why won't my grandson's doctor give him the mental health support he needs?
Hi, My grandson is 17 and has aspergers syndrome .He is so unhappy and depressed and his doctor won't treat him .They refer him to camhs but they saw him a few times then discharged him.He got a place at college doing what he loves but is so depressed he won't go .I think he needs medication to lift his mood .Why won't his…
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My sister in law needs to be diagnosed.
A backstory: My sister was diagnosed at 18 years old with Asperger's after a childhood of "learning difficulties" and "not having emotional recognition, not being able to read a room". After years of emotional issues and misunderstanding of social norms once this was established it was a blessing. For the first time in 18…
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Language disorder making me feel down
Hi, I posted something similar a few months ago and really struggling with this at the moment. My language disorder is making me feel really alone at the moment and especially after 2020 I’ve realise just how down I feel about it. It really impacts my social skills and makes it so hard to make friends, I’m in my early 30s…
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3 year old ripping clothes
Hi everyone, I’m new here. My 3 year old is undiagnosed but going through the process at the moment. I use zipped back jumpsuits for him at night time as likes to take his nappy off and play with his ‘winkle’. For a while these have been solving the problem, however last night he ripped two jumpsuits and took them off that…
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Advice for learning difficulty.
Hi, , I need some advice. I don't know who to ask. I ve tried explaining it to my dad but he doesn't seem to grasp and understand it. Ever since I was a child I have mild learning difficulty. It really effects my understanding when reading and listening everyday. I had learning support throughout my education. I'm no…
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Online workshop for adult siblings of people with learning disabilities - 22 Feb 2021
The team at Sibs have organised a special online workshop to help the siblings of people with learning disabilities learn a new way to keep in touch with their brother or sister. The website explains the event will involve: For more details on the event, and how to register, visit this Sibs webpage.
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Picture stories to help people with learning difficulties cope with coronavirus
The organisation Beyond words have a produced a range of short picture stories to help explain what is happening with coronavirus to people with learning difficulties. To read these, visit this 'Coping with coronavirus' webpage and see stories about: * Having a coronavirus test * Having a coronavirus test at a…
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Undiagnosed language disorder
I think I have a language disorder as all my life I have struggled with communication and expressing my thoughts and describing things both spoken and written. I struggled with English and most other subjects at school. I’m in my early 30s now and started doing an online English course but really struggling with it. I…
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The joy of having disabled children
A tweet that went viral on Twitter recently was
started by Stephen Unwin (@RoseUnwin) who posted this photo of himself and
his son, Joey with the powerful and purposefully ironic caption, "So terrible being the dad of a learning
disabled young man." The picture, showing father and son in a warm loving embrace, challenged…
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hello, I have just joined. I'd like to know about listening books
I am an adult dyslexic that struggles when disorientated or stressed. I don't like software that is not intuitive. I tried to look up an old post about “listening books” but could not open the old discussion. Is this because I am new or just dim?
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Advice for a parent with a son aged 17 just diagnosed with autism
My son has just been diagnosed with autism he doesn’t go out he doesn’t have friends we don’t know much about it and I want to learn about autism to help him in life as I’m concerned he’s going to become depressed after this diagnosis he doesn’t socialise with people he won’t go out even tho as a family we try and…
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Late diagnosis
I was nearly 60 when diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome and am so proud to be different, I feel relieved to now know who I am and live my life to the full and not pretending to be someone else.
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Daughter with autism
Hi, I'm new here, hope everyone is doing ok thi evening. Wondered if anyone could help me please My daughter is 10 I've been fighting since she was 4 as I knew something was wrong with her. She wasn't able to speak until nursery (had to have speech therapy) even now she has extra help In school and is quite behind, anyway…
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Non existant support
I will try to make this as short as I can. Nearly 3 years ago (Jan 2018) at the age of 55 I was diagnosed with ASD (potentially vulnerable, learning difficulties, communication difficulties etc). I was "Assessed" by a "health and social care" company (2018) and had a letter confirming I am on the waiting list for a support…
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Sleeping
My son is 3 years he sleeping only hours night time awake until 6-7 am
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Hello, first timer here! Looking to speak to parents/carers of autistic children
Hi My name is Bex and I have a 3 year old son 9n the pathway to diagnosis and I have a 4 month old little girl too. Since Daniel turned 3, it has become more obvious to me that he most likely has autism, but the pediatricians say they still cant be sure. He doesn't talk, does a lot of vocal stimming and his needs are…
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Having the right to make use of an advocate
Hello, Has anyone come across a situation whereby the Police have refused to allow a victim of crime, with poor mental health, the use of a non legal advocate. If so, can you please share with me how it was dealt with and the outcome. I am going through this at the moment. According to the Mental Health Act, if a person…
