similar to others i am 53 i just got a diagnosis this year, knowing what i now know would have made my life so much easier. if you think your kids might be autistic get them checked, i live in the UK so partially due to the pandemic i did have to sit on waiting list for a couple of years but it was worth it
@jakke19755 ай бұрын
That's a definite YES! You don't even need to watch a 10 minute video to know that response. I've been told by several healthcare professionals that I don't need to go through the process but who'd have thought I'm running into closed doors everywhere I turn now BECAUSE I don't have that official diagnosis. Don't trust anyone, just go for it so you have it when you need it. It doesn't matter if the diagnosis is 20 years old, if you're autistic, you're autistic for life so even then it'll be valid. For some autistic people, it might be worth even more than an educational degree. Without it, you might miss urgent treatment when you need it and be even further rejected by society.
@christinaps5 ай бұрын
I was unhappy for a large part of my life until I was 52 (fifty two!!!!) but then I found out I have BPS and I was elated. My problem had a NAME. I was not crazy, not spoilt, I had a fault in my brain. Without this diagnosis I would not have been living a much better life and would have still been unhappy (I'm 70)
@SENDParentsSurvivalGuide5 ай бұрын
Really pleased you were able to benefit from the diagnosis. The issue is that it is so much harder to get one now, with really long waiting times. Parents have to decide whether to go on that long journey, or maybe work in relationship with their children to help dispel those negative thoughts they might hold about themselves.
@michelleyarrow28275 ай бұрын
I get exactly what you’re saying. Unfortunately I have had to break ties with one sibling, as they just didn’t understand my parenting
@SENDParentsSurvivalGuide5 ай бұрын
I'm sorry to hear that. It's never an easy decision to make.
@noorfatima11087 ай бұрын
Your voice is angelic ❤😊
@destinisavanna17668 ай бұрын
*Promo SM*
@LemonMoon-u7q9 ай бұрын
Well your child hasnt got PDA then!!
@SENDParentsSurvivalGuide9 ай бұрын
According to the Educational Psychologist she does. Asking a child to only do something once is actually reducing the demands on them.... because you are only making one demand!
@LemonMoon-u7q9 ай бұрын
@@SENDParentsSurvivalGuide I'm aware of that and its not as easy as you made it sound...unless your child is different to my child and the other kids we know with a pda profile..its a difficult rollercoster of ups and downs..and if you say different then you must have a magic wand. I'm fully aware of liw demand parenting, I use it, and most times at hard times, it's no parenting, because things are complex...its not as easy as you portrayed be real!!