A diagnosis..? A prognosis..?

We've known for as long as we can remember that Lauren is different, not so obvious to look at her but just that something wasn't quite the same as other kids- or how we remembered as kids- all those many many years ago! Work was never an issue at school and grades were always exceptionally high- even being used as an example of excellence for Ofsted but it wasn't until secondary school that things started to become quite apparant that Lauren just didn't quite fit it.

Without going into any detail we've had a number of meetings with the school over incidents that could have very easily been avoided had they followed what i'd consider to be a standard duty of care. We've met with pastoral managers and the head teacher, social workers and CAMHS workers and whilst it's been a rocky road that sometimes just felt like we were being fobbed off we've finally reached a point where we can take action.

With a diagnosis of autism and aspergers we, alongside the support of CAMHS are able to push the issue with the school, to insist that Lauren gets the help she deserves, and should have been getting for the passed two years and slowly but surely, Lauren can start to socialise in a manner that is acceptable to all.

For more information visit The National Autistic Society.