mrsrosa

helllo there ive got two daughters,my 3.5 has asd and i also have a 8.5 year old, i got a book from the libary called everone`s different which is written for siblings of asd children,sorry cant remember who it was by and ive taken it back,but you could maybe google it. it was very helpful for me,i went through it and marked some pages and then went through it when we were on our own so she could ask any questions.i felt quite emotional doing it but was good to have a proper chat and cleared up alot of things x

hello,i too am quite new . ive got a daughter who is 3.5 who was diagnosed a few months ago.she sounds very similar to your daughter,we tooare doing the early bird course in september,im feeling a mixture of dread and looking forward to some help and support xx

i loved watching your video,your pictures are fab xx

hello there we too have recently had a diagnois for our little girl she is 3.5,i had a feeling what is was but hubby didnt so came as a huge shock to him,im now greatful its been picked up on so quickly as we are getting lots of help which can only be good before school.take care x

thank you x

thankyou,i must be one of the few people that looks forward to the hols,ive also got a 8 year old daughter and i love having them at home together,like you say sometimes easier! fingers crossed for a dry summer x

hello there,after having a tough time in the weeks after my daughters diagnois im having a okay time at the mo,just found out she has been given 5 hours 1-1 for her time at playgroup once were back in sept so thats good,im begining to realise we are lucky she has been diagnosed at such an early age (she is 3.5) went for a hair cut today and i explained my daughters problems to my hairdreser,the first person id told outside family and close friends,i did it without getting upset which amazed me! she was lovely and said if there is anything she can do to make whole trip easier just to let her know,feel better she knows there is a reason behind her tantrums whilst there! sure every week will be up and down but at mo feel like i can cope finally,guess you find out your stronger than you first thought!

just wanted to say hello,im quite new as well,ive got a 3.5 year old daughter who has just been diagnosed with asd,all a bit scary but everyone is lovely on here,hope you dont have to wait too long xx

yep i photocopied everything,the whole form,letter from pead,report from senco and speech lady,and sent it recorded,guess its just wait and see now

thanks so much for taking the time to post,thats really helpful,yep the home video is still part of it,cant say im looking forward to that but hey ho! i think knowing your not alone is a great help x

thanks for replies,all of this is totally new to me and a bit daughting at times!xxx

its a new claim,had a feeling it might take a while!

thanks for all your lovely replies,we have just had comfirmation we are on the early bird course for september,part of me is really looking forward to it as i think it will give us alot of help,im really nervous tho,dont really like speaking infront of people i dont know! guess ill have to get over that!

well after spending nearly 3 weeks going over the form again and again im pleased to say its in the post,what a god awful task that was! can honestly say one of worst things ive had to do. anyone know roughly how long takes to get an answer back?

hello im new to this site,ive two daughters 8 and 3,my three year old has just been diagnosed with asd,its come as a bit of a shock,we attend a playtogs group that has been going very well and have just been invited to join our local early bird course in september. anyone got any experience of early bird,thanks xx