Story
My eldest Daughter was diagnosed with ASD (autistic spectrum disorder) at the age of 6. She was first flagged up in her nursery with delayed speech and sent to a speech therapist for assessment. It took two years of battling and defending before I was eventually told she was on the spectrum.
We've had a rocky few years, a lot of good days, many bad and some very dark. I have memories of her crying out "I just want to be like other girls" which broke my heart more than you can imagine.
Where She still has her really good days, she struggles more now than she ever did before. Her anger and frustration at "her brain" as she calls it, causes her to loose her temper.
I believe that with the right knowledge and tools, kids in schools should be taught what Autism is and that it's NOT ok to tease them so they react for laughs.
There is still a stigma surrounded by the word and how it actually effects the children. Because of the ignorance it makes life for an asd child harder. I truly believe that with education for pupils and adults alike, they can help kids understand an asd child. I'm not looking for a comfort blanket to protect my child but I am looking for more work to be done in schools that limits AN (additional needs) bullying. Kids shouldn't be picked in full stop but definitely not for something they can't control. So I'm looking to take part in the London to Brighton challenge on behalf of the National Autistic Society who I have worked with since diagnosis and they are helping us in the next stag of her life.
I also want to raise money for Romsey Mill's Aspire group in Cambridge who provide girls on the spectrum with a social club.
We've had a rocky few years, a lot of good days, many bad and some very dark. I have memories of her crying out "I just want to be like other girls" which broke my heart more than you can imagine.
Where She still has her really good days, she struggles more now than she ever did before. Her anger and frustration at "her brain" as she calls it, causes her to loose her temper.
I believe that with the right knowledge and tools, kids in schools should be taught what Autism is and that it's NOT ok to tease them so they react for laughs.
There is still a stigma surrounded by the word and how it actually effects the children. Because of the ignorance it makes life for an asd child harder. I truly believe that with education for pupils and adults alike, they can help kids understand an asd child. I'm not looking for a comfort blanket to protect my child but I am looking for more work to be done in schools that limits AN (additional needs) bullying. Kids shouldn't be picked in full stop but definitely not for something they can't control. So I'm looking to take part in the London to Brighton challenge on behalf of the National Autistic Society who I have worked with since diagnosis and they are helping us in the next stag of her life.
I also want to raise money for Romsey Mill's Aspire group in Cambridge who provide girls on the spectrum with a social club.
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