Autism

[austismmama]

Hi everyone

I’m a parent to two autistic girls aged 5 and 3. Completely different. My concerns are mainly focused around my 3 year old. She has delays, she’s probably around an 18 month old developmentally, still not toilet trained, still uses a tommee tippee soft spout bottle (practically a glorified baby bottle tbh) and has a communication delay. She’s under occupational therapy and speech and language therapy (awaiting appointments). She is due to start nursery in September. How can I encourage her to drink from a normal cup/straw/sports bottle? She’s so stubborn and I’m not sure how much she understands. Her having autism means she doesn’t like change. I feel like a failure as a parent because I give in a lot.

Any advice?

Thanks

Laura

Hi Laura, you're not a failure at all. Parenting two DDs with ASD must be exhausting at times.

Is she going to a regular Nursery or one that specialises in SN?

Have you found the SN boards on MN yet too? The MNers in there might be able to advise you on swapping her cup