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Emma realised her daughter had autism when she was two and couldn’t communicate in the same way as other children her age. She would spend hours staring at her own hands rather than interacting with the world around her. Sasha would pull her own hair out and self-harm; she would bang on the radiators for hours and scream. 

As a single mother and carer, Emma would spend all day, every day at home looking after Sasha with no one to help. Sasha’s behaviour and outbursts made going outside, even to the shops for food, almost impossible. Even going to the toilet or making a cup of tea would be an ordeal as no one could watch Sasha and she couldn’t be left alone. 

“It’s hard to explain that sense of isolation and loneliness to someone who hasn’t experienced it, feeling trapped inside and having no time at all to yourself. Before I had Sasha, I wanted to travel the world and start my own business as a wedding planner but I couldn’t do that or anything else anymore.” 

Emma began to despair and didn’t see a future for the two of them. When things were at their worst, she wanted to end it. She planned to go to the very busy dual carriageway near their house and walk into the incoming traffic. She was going to take Sasha with her. 

This is when a social worker referred Emma and Sasha to Resources for Autism. It was arranged for Chloe, a support worker experienced with autism to visit two times a week and work with Sasha on her behaviour and speech. Emma could use this time safe in the knowledge that her daughter was being cared for safely and she was no longer alone.

“Although I was nervous to leave Sasha in someone else’s care, it really was the light at the end of the tunnel for me. Chloe’s visits gave me the respite I needed to make it through those difficult months, and I can honestly say I’m here today because of that support. It really saved my life, and my child’s.”