We knew it was coming- I self-referred to SLT on her 2nd birthday, so this has been a long, long time in the making. She has a severe speech delay, but isn’t non-verbal.
They confirmed ASD- they said her functioning was severely impaired due to her unwillingness to engage outside her own agenda, but the doctor and SLT both said could see there was more that she wasn’t showing, potential there to be “unlocked”. No Learning Difficulties.
The language used was a bit of a kick in the teeth to be honest. This is the girl who went into the kitchen last week and made herself a Nutella sandwich.
I knew it was coming but I’m fucking terrified of the future. Will she be happy when she grows up? Will she be able to have any type of job? Will she be able to have any kind of independence?
Any supportive comments would be well received… (also any personal stories would lovely right now)