**AUTISM / ASPERGERS SUPPORT GROUP**

[doll*obsession]

A safe place for all members with friends or family with ASD

Come and have a cuppa, share your joys, and vent your problems with other people who understand.

[azureline**]

Cat....the cost is not a problem for me as I am a kept woman.....:)
However, I am considering the course as I may get a lot from it......and (it is for next year) I am looking at the possibility of a job in that area?
I think once all the grandchildren are in school, it will be an area of interest for me....and not a good idea to be in the grandie's class IYKWIM? and......I will still be available for school holidays for them to stay.

[intouchwiththeangels]

just popping in to have a read, and try and see if Aspergers sounds like my daughter
we are having a lot of problems with her, but the sites I read say that Asperger children have trouble with social interaction, which she doesnt quite the opposite, but all the other symptoms she does have, like tantrums and aggresive, but then she can also be very caring and good

[krazy.kiwi]

Hi angels 🙂

The most important thing to remember about the Autism Spectrum is that no 2 people on it are the same. :-x

I have also read that girls can hide their traits much better than boys can so it can be harder to diagnose.

Are you seeing someone to get her assessed?

[intouchwiththeangels]

Thanks Kiwi, we are not seeing anyone yet, I tried about a year ago, but the waiting list is soo long for public, still waiting

and the cost for private is too much we just cant afford it, so I am reading as much as I can, I keep trying new strategies for her bad behaviour, I think maybe we need to enrol in a parenting course or something to get some help.

My 22 year old is the complete opposite of her, and she keeps saying mum, i dont ever remember being like Taylor, if you yelled at me I would do as i was told

[bella_again]

Hi all 🙂

Angels if your daughter has complex needs you may be able to get your GP to do the enhanced primary care plan. Some Phycs will accept that as payment and you just need to pay the gap.

The first step is seeing a developmental Pead, explain your situation and I am sure they will help you to find places that can do the assessments without it costing an arm and a leg!

[bella_again]

Gosh just lost my post again! Was updating on DD12. Went to the doctors he prescribed 2mg melatonin which worked last night best sleep ever. She gets back on Friday from camp so depending on how she is then we will decide the next step.

He has suggested a Physc and given a referral for if things don't improve. I asked her if she wanted to speak to someone she doesn't know as in the past its made things worse.

So the plan is to see how she goes, I think the referral is active for 6 months so if there is any sign of I hate myself again or increased anxiety I'll take her.

Till then I'm thinking lets see how she copes after shes been and school a couple of weeks and got some sleep.

[intouchwiththeangels]

thanks, I will go back to my GP and push a bit harder, I will read the rest of the thread too, thanks for the welcome

[azureline**]

thanks, I will go back to my GP and push a bit harder, I will read the rest of the thread too, thanks for the welcome

Not sure if you have seen this....may be useful.
Tony Attwood.
http://www.tonyattwood.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=62&Itemid=176

[sheepy_1-4]

PnP. I am sure that things have possibly changed in the Qld public system since I tried to access them, but just in case they haven't, I did encounter a few constraints.

First were the waiting periods.
2) For Occupational Therapy, we had to go on a waiting list, when our turn came up we got to go once a week for a term (8 weeks) and then had to put the therapy on hold as we had to go back to the bottom of the list and wait for our turn to come up again - so the therapy was offered in "bursts" it was not continual iykwim, so any progress that was made in the first sessions were lost by the time the next sessions came around. Son was discharged at 6 "cured" despite not being able to hold a pencil etc, work scissors etc - very few self help skills etc Son still has needed OT up until the present and he is nearly 15.

3) Speech Therapy - same as above

4) Psych - same

heaps of other things too that were restricted simply because of the waiting lists, scarce resources and the amount of children needing to be seen.

Also a lot of things were dependent on following their guidelines (fair enough I suppose) even if you believed their specialists were wrong and could provide proof or at least support of this iykwim. There was no chance to explore alternative treatments or courses of action to what they suggested. eg - it was recommended that son be placed into a full time special education unit. We believed differently and found ways around this and were immediately denied further access to any public treatments/benefits etc.

I do hope that things have changed, but for us, there simply was no alternative but to access the private system

[azureline**]

Sheep, we have a local group near us that have offered assistance etc once we get this diagnosis? They have been wonderful so far with information and resources. 🙂