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Starting ADHD medication and staying on it. Ongoing support thread for newbies and experts including Medikinet, Equasym, Concerta, Strattera and others
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DLA mandatory reconsideration refused for 14-year-old with complex additional needs
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Summer holidays and increased challenging behaviour in my autistic son
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Mainstream preschool vs early intervention preschool
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Dla wait times thread 82
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How long are new DLA claims taking
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Deep Pressure Clothing - Advice Needed
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Disaster of a day
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Do NT children also do sideways glancing?
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Struggling with my 12 month old - development concerns
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Would my son’s toileting and bedwetting needs qualify for DLA?
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Inattentive ADHD question
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Family fund question
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Safety adaptations for DS delayed due to long term staff sickness, any advice welcome
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Feeling sad after my autistic daughter asked us not to watch her show
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What to expect starting reception with a possibly neurodivergent child
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UC or not?
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Will DLA award for autistic child mean backdated UC disability element?
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Thread 14 - Autism and any other SEN
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Safety fears about autistic son and school transport
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What to expect from NHS physiotherapy for a child with DCD
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Experiences of Leigh Academy special schools in Kent for ASD secondary
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My child still can't swim after lots of lessons
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MR wait times
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9yo AuDHD PDA is a total space cadet and full of attitude
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What support and discounts can I access after my son's DLA award?
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My SEN daughter
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Supportive school shoes for girls?
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Signs of autsim or normal development
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7 month old - ADHD / ASD
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Please help me apply for carers allowance and explain dla/ uc payments. Thank you !!
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Child not listening or taking advice
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I need some advice!
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Early help assessment
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Current DLA decision wait times for new claims in May/June 2026
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Tips for flying and airport waits with newly diagnosed ADHD child
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Recommendations for an educational psychologist in the East Midlands for EHCP evidence
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ADHD in toddlers: early signs and how diagnosis usually works
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Does my son's P1 report scream ADHD
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Melatonin no longer helping my autistic child sleep, anyone experienced this?
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Advice for visiting Puy du Fou with SN children
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Higher rate mobility for a child with autism and ADHD?
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If you have experience with special needs children please advise!
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DLA WAIT TIMES 2026
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How can I support my eight-year-old while school starts assessment?
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To consider stopping work all together for a child who has ASD?
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Has anyone experienced severe anxiety and confusion/shutdown in an autistic child?
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Advice and support for parenting a twice exceptional child
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Sleep deprivation
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School believe DS9 has ADHD - where do I start?
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