OMG linking to chatrooms/facebook etc is really hard for me to do as I get lots of emails and then usually whacked by the time I should be looking at this web page! sorry guys busy busy busy as usual on tuesdays! daughter's art therapy on other side of town first thing in the morning, drop off at sc...

Hi Nat, good to chat to you on-line other night. I'm sure once this new website is advertised/used more you will find families near to where you live. I am very interested in home-education at the moment for my daughter but not sure where to start. do you have a few pointers? Lx

echolalia is very common in autistic people. my daughter is now 9 and doesn't echo speech at home but will at school. the pressure at school to communicate promptly will put huge amounts of stress on a child and because they may want to speak it can be an automatic response just to be part of a rela...

We're off to Art Therapy soon for 12 sessions. This is not only to help our daughter express her frustrations through art but also for me to chat to CAMHS about new strategies, other than my own, to introduce to her before she starts secondary school. I've met with our Ed Pysch for Autism (only 1 in...

Hi Marne :P sounds like you have your hands full! My daughter was diagnosed just before she was 3 and that then became our contraception! I know several parents who have more than 1 child diagnosed with a 'hidden disability' and I'm amazed how they cope without proper support from agencies. My daug...

Hi everyone :D A special thank you for Lisa & Darren for setting this group up. I have a daughter who will be 10 shortly and am currently looking for strategies to help her with many anxieties and depression. She is generally a happy girl and has made many friends through Spectrum Girls in Hertf...