Autism Awareness Week 2015

This week is National Autism Awareness Week, and as someone who was diagnosed with Autism not so long ago I felt it pertinent to write a blog.

I wanted to urge you, if you think your child is autistic, mild or severe please please please fight for their rights, fight for a diagnosis and fight for support and transition!

I was diagnosed with autism nearly 6 years ago, if I had been diagnosed at school my life would have been substantially different, you can make changes and you can do it,

If I had suspected or known about Autism when my son was younger I would have fought for his right to diagnosis a lot earlier than 17 – 18 years of age.

I have observed that it is exhausting but so much easier to fight the Education system than it is to fight the criminal justice system!

Whilst they are in education they are in your care, you are locally responsible for them and you get a say! You can fight for them!

Once over 18 you no longer have that opportunity!

I am not suggesting that all adults with autism will get into trouble with the police, in fact figures show that we are less likely to, but if your child is diagnosed at an earlier age then the likelihood is that they will have received a better education, gained better qualifications and be living a better life!

From one parent to another, find the energy to fight, please!

If you think your child might be autistic (mild of severe) please visit:

http://www.autism.org.uk/about-autism/autism-and-asperger-syndrome-an-introduction/high-functioning-autism-and-asperger-syndrome-whats-the-difference.aspx