I have been involved with Autism for the last 17 years when my son received a diagnosis of Pathological Demand Avoidance at the age of 9, and a few years later when my daughter was diagnosed at age 15.
I have been to every workshop, training days and conferences that were available to me to increase my knowledge in this new world.
The biggest and most important thing I did was to get involved with our Local support group PAACT. 10 years later I find myself chairing the group and changing the direction the group was going in, due to the reduced services available for families.
My motivation to help families understand what we need to do as parents comes from the mistakes and struggles I went through due to lack of support or direction.
The biggest lesson I have taken from my journey over the last 17 years is there is no answer to get your children to not have a meltdown, to fit into society, not to worry, to accept that I had to change inorder to reduce the pressure I was putting on my children, which in turn reduced their meltdowns, reduced their pressure and they started fitting into society in their own way.
My aim is to share my experiences with you from a parents point of view while providing information from professionals that I feel will be useful and helpful to you.
I have been involved with Autism for the last 17 years when my son received a diagnosis of Pathological Demand Avoidance at the age of 9, and a few years later when my daughter was diagnosed at age 15.
I have been to every workshop, training days and conferences that were available to me to increase my knowledge in this new world.
The biggest and most important thing I did was to get involved with our Local support group PAACT. 10 years later I find myself chairing the group and changing the direction the group was going in, due to the reduced services available for families.
My motivation to help families understand what we need to do as parents comes from the mistakes and struggles I went through due to lack of support or direction.
The biggest lesson I have taken from my journey over the last 17 years is there is no answer to get your children to not have a meltdown, to fit into society, not to worry, to accept that I had to change inorder to reduce the pressure I was putting on my children, which in turn reduced their meltdowns, reduced their pressure and they started fitting into society in their own way.
My aim is to share my experiences with you from a parents point of view while providing information from professionals that I feel will be useful and helpful to you.
