Hello!
My name is Lucetta and I am a 33 year old mixed-race teacher from London.
I have a four year old daughter who was diagnosed with Autism in February 2022. She is bright, lovely and funny and struggles with social communication and can get very frustrated easily. She will be deferring her entry into primary school due to her being summer born and having additional needs. Her being on the spectrum came as a surprise as initially it seemed as though it could just be speech delay, but as time progressed it became clearer it was more than that so we are learning the ropes in terms of how to best support her.
I also work with children with additional needs in my day job. A lot of these children have ASD or special needs, so while I do know the system as an outsider, I am manoeuvring it for myself for the first time and finding it challenging at times!
I have been finding the whole process of her getting diagnosed quite overwhelming and I am looking forward to being able to communicate with others who have experienced the same.
