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Grandaughter with Aspergers.

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Jane10 Tue 24-Jan-17 18:50:58

Do you have an Asperger Centre nearby? PM me if you'd like to. My research was into AS in females. Subsequent to that I now run a group for women with AS.
Its not the end of the world but the age your DGD is at needs careful handling. CAMHS would probably be more use than educational services.

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Nelliemoser Tue 24-Jan-17 18:38:23

Tiffany Aspergers can present difficulies by itself let alone with puberty coming along as well.

Does the counsellor have good experience of Aspergers and all the possible odd behavioural issues, anxieties, obsessions etc that come with it.
I do hope the education department can sort something out soon.

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tiffaney Tue 24-Jan-17 18:27:20

I am so worried about my grandaughter. She has gone from being a happy and exceptionally clever child, always top of the class to an anxious teenager suffering from panic attacks. She was not diagnosed with Aspergers until she reached puberty, apparently this is quite common with girls. Now almost 16 she has not been at school for almost 2 years and although she has been funded for private tutoring, even that is now falling by the wayside and she is refusing to do it and "doesn't see the point". She also has councelling but not very successfully as she has not formed any kind of relationship with her councillor. My daughter does her best and they still have a good close relationship but I feel like no one can get through to her.

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