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Early signs; developmental milestones
Early signs; behaviours and action
Getting a diagnosis; assessment and being told
Getting a diagnosis; referrals
Feelings about diagnosis
Thinking about labels

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Communication; relationships
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Special interests and routines
Eating and sleeping
Activities
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Effect on parents; rewards
Effect on parents; health
Effect on parents; feeling like a bad parent
Effect on parents; worrying about the future
Effect on relationships
Siblings
Employment and finances

Changes over time :
Positive change over time
Growing up
Thinking ahead

Experiencing education :
Types of schooling
Difficulties in education; getting a statement
Difficulties in education; disliking school
Further education

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Parents of children on the Autism Spectrum

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Caron’s son, Leo, was diagnosed with autism when he was three. He attends a mainstream primary school but Caron worries that he is not receiving appropriate support.

Autism >> Parents of children on the Autism Spectrum >> Age 6-11 >> Sandy - Interview 1 >> Sandy went straight to the paediatrician when she suspected her second son may be on the autism spectrum.

Sandy’s older son, Joseph, aged 8, was diagnosed with autism one month before his second birthday. Her younger son, Adam, aged 6, was diagnosed with autism aged eighteen months. Both boys attend a special school which they enjoy.

Autism >> Parents of children on the Autism Spectrum >> Age 12-17 >> Jane - Interview 27 >> Jane’s son was diagnosed within minutes by the paediatrician.

Jane’s son, John, was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome when he was 9 years old. He is at a mainstream secondary school and hopes to study augmentation, artificial limbs and electronics at university.

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