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Girls & autism - Womans Hour

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Happened to catch this today - didnt hear the whole thing but what I did hear was well balanced & informative, I thought. Its about half an hour in.

 

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I heard this earlier. Thanks for finding the link, pearl. :) Yes it was a good piece.

 

It's worth a listen, especially if you have a girl and are awaiting diagnosis or thinking about it. The girl with AS reminded me a lot of my daughter and a lot of what the parent was saying about her history applied to us. I'm glad they chose a girl who to the public at large would sound "normal" and very articulate. A pity it was on at a time when teachers and Senco's would not be listening.

 

The clinician (can't remember their profession) from Great Ormond Street mentioned that in cases where older teenagers are reluctant to accept a dx they write to the school to detail the individual difficulties without actually mentioning the label. That's a good idea anyway and possibly works if only a few adjustments are required, but I thought it was a bit naive - unfortunately it's the label that carries the clout when a child needs extra resources.

 

K x

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Thanks Pearl. I found this quite interesting. How I wish my DD were as articulate as that young girl..... conversation of any sort, other than totally one sided monologue on :robbie::robbie::robbie:, is noticeable by it's absence.

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Really good article. Im beginning to accept now why no one realised my 12 year old daughter was autistic until recently. Been angry for a long time with previous primary school for not picking it up...i just hope it is better for others in the future. Autism needs more awareness big time for this to be achieved. Although i have to say that since I realised my daughter may be autistic - a year ago now, I am hearing so much more about it.

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