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My daughter has autism and has difficulty communicating

Hello, I'm a mother of 3 beautiful girls, 21yr, 2yr an 9mth. My 2 yr old is autistic and finds things frustrating as she isn't talking an has difficulty communicating. She has a beautiful nature and is content in her own world.
Looking forward to chatting with the community
Looking forward to chatting with the community
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Thank you for sharing this with us. I'll move you over to the Autism and Aspergers forum
@NicolaLatheySLT and @Jack_W may be able to support you with this too.
Please let us know if you have any questions.
There are many different ways children can communicate their wants and needs. It is a case of trial and error and finding what is suitable for your daughter, for instance using objects, photos, symbols or electronic communication.
Can I ask when your daughter was diagnosed, as if it was in the past 12 months you could access the Scope Navigate service.
Navigate provides a six week programme of online and telephone support to parents who have a child going through diagnosis, or who have a child who has recently been diagnosed with a disability. The aim is to provide parents with emotional and practical support that will help them build resilience as they start their journey as a parent of a child with a disability or impairment.
If you feel the service is for you the link below will guide you to the online referral form:
http://scope.org.uk/navigate
Also our phone lines are open from 9am - 8pm Monday - Saturday and 9am - 12pm on a Saturday.
You may also like to visit the National autistic Society web page which may be of help.
https://www.autism.org.uk/
Or the website for I CAN which focuses on communication.
https://www.ican.org.uk/how-we-support-children/
Hope this helps, and we look forward to hearing from you if you feel our Navigate service will be of a benefit to you.
Beverley
Parent Advisor
Navigate