Hi
My name is Gita. My husband's name is Tariq & we live in North London. We both work, me part time & my husband full time. As you've probably guessed we are asian & have both lived in the UK for over 30 years. We are both 45 years old. Our only child is called Shaan & he'll be 4 in June. He was diagnosed in June 2003 with ASD. His nursery put in a request for a statement a few weeks ago & his case has gone to Panel today. I should hear by early next week if they have agreed to go ahead with the assessment or not.
Shaan is an extremely happy little boy. He is very vocal but needs lots of help in social interaction. As an only child, we try not to spoil him, but sometimes this is difficult. We need to encourage him to ask for things, so of course he asks for chocolate/crisps etc & you cant reward his efforts by saying no!
He does all the usual AS things like spinning, being absorbed in his own little world, faddy eating. One plus side though is that he can read.
Gita
