The Assessment and Diagnosis Journey
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NHS Autism Assessment Wait Times: 18 Months and What Nobody Tells You
We joined the waiting list for my son’s combined autism and ADHD assessment over 18 months ago. What followed was a period of anxiety, judgement, co-parenting conflict, and a system that keeps moving the goalposts. This is the honest account I wish someone had written for me — for every parent out there waiting, hoping,… Continue reading
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Have you cancelled my lonely time?
Way back in February when the wheels really started to come off my son’s attendance at school they offered him a block of school counselling sessions. This wasn’t immediately offered, I really pushed for this to happen but I knew it was the right option. This wasn’t him going into a room and laying on… Continue reading
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This Week and The Many Many Questions of My Child!
I’m writing this while watching the England match….which I might add has completely bored me and so I started to think about what I would write about this week for my blog. Usually my son would ask a question and straight away I knew that question would be what I would write about but this… Continue reading
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Parent Led CBT and the Many Many Questions.
This is a slightly different post this week, and revolves around SEND support, and instead of writing about a question my son has asked me I’m going to write about a question that the lady who is training me on my “Parent Led CBT” course. She is always asking me… “How are you feeling about… Continue reading
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Why are my legs hurting?
My son is so tuned into his body, it really is amazing. I say I think its amazing but actually that’s wrong of me. It must irritate him that he feels everything, more than the average person. Well it does irritate him that he feels things so strongly. This is the story of how that… Continue reading
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Am I Weird?
Everyone is different, everyone has weird traits but what happens if you know you don’t fit in. We had just been to McDonald’s for dinner. Not nutritious at all I know, but we were on our way to the cinema…..which costs a fortune and needed a low cost meal out beforehand and McDonald’s fit the… Continue reading
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What Time is it?
There are many questions that a child will ask throughout their younger years. And this blog is the start of my record of the questions, and my answers, to some of the most amazing questions I have heard. My son, although not diagnosed has some sensory issues at play. What they may be I don’t… Continue reading