My dd1 (age 8 - year 3) is currently undergoing diagnosis for Asperger's Syndrome. Its been a shock but heck I'm sure most of you who read this thread will relate with that. We privately approached a clinical psychologist and had the initial evaluation done because I knew she was so unhappy yet she didn't seem to know why. We've now had an Educational & Clinical Psychologist involved and the initial thoughts are that whilst she is rather talented it looks as though she has Asperger's syndrome. Up until that report I'd never heard of Aspergers. The last year has been stunningly hard and I really mean stunningly and the school have been seriously crap! I've gone from a position a few weeks ago of not knowing what Aspergers was to "Oh My God" that's my daughter and that explains that she's not some self centered uncaring cow. We've been offered another school and thinking that it will offer dd1 a fresh start (she's been seriously bullied and know's she's different) we've accepted.
All these things are periphery. Knowing now what you know as a parent of a child with Aspergers, what advice would you give a parent just starting the road to discovery? We do not have an "Official Diagnosis" yet but given that she knows she's different we've decided to go for it so we can help her to see this in a truly positive light. Hope I'm not babbling too much but the last year has been hard and the last few weeks even harder and its been difficult deciding where to start in terms of asking questions because we know so little.
Thank you for any input you can give on this.
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So what is it like coping with a child with Aspergers and what advice can you give?
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Wills · 15/07/2008 22:58
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