Newly diagnosed 5yr old with ASD

[CHARMS1]

Hi, I posted this on the wrong board, so am just reposting here!!

My 5yr old DD has just been diagnosed with ASD. It is all just a bit overwhelming to me, and I was just wondering where do I go from here? I am looking for any support groups in my area that I could go to. I live in Eltham in SE London. I think school are pushing for a statement as she is really struggling in school. She cries every morning and says she doesn't want to go to school. She has a speech and language disorder so I think she is feeling really isolated at school. It just breaks my heart when she cries and I really dread school mornings. Has anyone else had this?

Thanks for reading

sorry your going though this,please take time to get your head around the whole thing.
Im in Herts and help run a support group for girls with ASD, if your happy to travel, we are happy to have you.
There is also a group called girlsconnect in London area who are also a group for girls with ASD too.
I highly recommend the "more than words! or hannen courses, very insightful and helpful.
Your in the right place here, you'll find loads of support here, and feel free to ask anything, someone will know the answer here Im sure

feel free to PM me if you need more info on the groups

Yes CHARMS, I had it with Dd3 she cried for the whole of the first term and it was a nightmare, she is now 8 and is being assessed for an ASD, she doesn't have a language disorder but has some difficulty with social language and lots of other issues.

It is awful when they get so upset, what are the school like with her , do they seem to want to help?

We eventually discovered that Dd3 hated the dinner hall and that was the main cause of her distress. It was too noisy and too smelly!!

She still doesn't particualrly like it but we have just moved her to another school and funnily enough they allow the children to eat outside if it is nice, she has taken this option all week.

We used emotion picture cards with Dd3 to try to enable her to verbalise how she was feeling about school. They did help but she is not very compliant and doesn't really want to talk about it.

I think a group would be really good but if you can't get to one you can come on here anytime, there are always people around to talk to.

Good luck.