Autism network/help in NSW or VIC ....

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Thank you ever so much Sam for all that wonderful source of information

... I will certainly relay it to my Auntie when i speak on the phone to her next. We live on different sides of Vic so is too hard to visit each other & she doesn't have a computer or the knowledge to use one

I have never met her grandson so i don't have any other answers in regards to him as such other than he is a beautiful & adorable grandson to her & she wished she lived closer to him

I don't have any intentions in getting involved as it's clearly not my place to do so ... but the only thing i will do as my Auntie kindly asked of me is to find out more information for her to get a better understanding & also she wants to encourage her son & DIL to find a support network, etc ...

I have adjusted (edited) my thread above as i felt i hadn't made myself clear in questioning so hopefully it will be more helpful to anyone else that reads it

Thanks again Christy & Sam for being so thoughtful & kind in your replying ... it is such very helpful information for me to forward on to my Auntie

P.S - SAM just as you mentioned & i'm so glad you bought it up ... I didn't want to touch on a nerve in anyway that's why i made sure i was asking in a very gentle & extremely kind manner as it would be way out of character for me to do otherwise ... i'm a deeply caring person (too nice for my own good sometimes )

[~Raven~]

I thought your questions came from a place of concern and wanting to help. Good on you for wanting to help, I think it's great I wasn't upset but I am passionate about educating people about kids on the spectrum. I find myself doing it a lot.

Now that I see you have changed the wording of your post a tad, the same thing happened in which we left the ped's office armed with paperwork for a carers allowance with no idea what to do with it. I guess that's where she can have a think about where they may need some help.

A specialist guessing...well in our case the ped knew he was on the spectrum almost immediately. So he DID guess but then his guess was confirmed with a succession of tests to create a rating for his diagnosis. A good specialist should be able to tell from first impression IMO!

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Oh, you are just so lovely Raven ... yeh, i was pretty sure i hadn't but had that concern of doubt too ... so i now feel so much better that you mention i hadn't for sure

No where near the same subject of concern but i kind of understand your educating people as i'm the same when it comes to the subject of breast cancer & helping people whom want to know

I'm so glad you are so open to discussion Raven as it opens the doors to those like myself that truely don't have the arm full of knowledge on Autism.

My only contact is a boy at my DD's playgroup whom most parents there seems to shun her son being autistic & some have made comments to me that have made my blood boil. Simply because at some point he might start to throw things but i have never witnessed him harm another child. So, one day i went up to his Mum & asked her very politely without imposing if she would allow me to help look after son at playgroup at any given time to give her a bit of a break BUT if it was OK with her & letting her know that i had at least taken notice she has a different way in controlling him as i would my own DD & if she is able to tell me anything i am to do or more importantly not to do ... she looked at me with tears in her eyes & said no one had ever at the playgroup been kind enough to offer or at least take some interest & ask about her son. I have noticed a huge progress in him in the past 12mths ... i was hoping to ask her for some information for my Auntie but she wasn't at playgroup the past 2weeks. Also i guess i didn't in a way want to ask her if she may not want to talk about Autism ... and i thought if i put a thread on here i wouldn't be imposing on anyone ... members could reply at their own will.

Thanks again lovely ladies ... i now feel i can give some source of information to my Auntie for her to take it from there !!!

Hugs to all that replied, was so lovely ... kind regards Lorelle xox