update on my daughter's diagnosis

[update on my daughter's diagnosis]

Finally after 16yrs of trying, someone actually listened!! My daughter had her assessment last Tuesday and already I have received the report and diagnosis. She does indeed have ASD and according to the report it is quite a high level and she needs a huge amount of support in all areas.

I am so grateful to doctor Liley for seeing her and for all her advice. Hopefully we can now move forward and get her all the help and support she needs. I feel like a huge weight has been lifted from me.

I think maybe schools should take note and realise, don't label a child a naughty child and kick them out of school, look a little deeper and listen to the parents. If this had happened in my daughters case she could have got the help she needed years ago!!

[What do I expect??]

Thank you all for your help and advice. Tomorrow I will make the 2hr journey for the assessment and hope for the best.

[What do I expect??]

I have been trying to get my daughter assesed for 14yrs! Since she was a child I have had problems with her and been told continuously she is just a naughty child and will grow out of it. Having 3 other children I recognised there was a problem with her and finally when she was 19, had been excluded from 4 schools and walked out of college my GP left the practice and along came a new female GP. I voiced my concerns to her and after spending just 10 mins with my daughter told me she is sure my daughter has aspergers!! I had suspected this for some time but did not mention it as I did not want to put words in the doctors mouth.

My daughter was referred for an assessment in November 2013 and 2 weeks ago we finally received an appointment for next week. I have to drive nearly 100 miles by 9am for the appointment and I am told if we are late or miss it we will wait another year for the next one!! I would drive all night if it meant getting her the help she needs.

Can anyone tell me what to expect at the assessment? They say it will take up to 3 hours to complete.

I have been to hell and back with my daughter and each day is a new struggle and a new challenge, I am drained and don't know how to help her anymore.