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Minnie (6) finds it difficult to communicate with her family and friends. She didn’t understand why she was different and why she felt the way she did, which made her feel upset and lonely.
Minnie’s mum, Amy, had tried to get help but felt like everyone dismissed her when she repeatedly raised her concerns.
Eventually, Amy found Caudwell Children and applied for an autism assessment at the Caudwell International Children’s Centre (CICC) in Staffordshire.
With an in-house multi-disciplinary team and an award-winning centre designed in direct consultation with autistic children, Caudwell Children provides comprehensive child-centred assessments and post-diagnostic support.
Bringing a child for an assessment can be a daunting experience but the dedicated family support team and pre-visit planning helped Minnie and Amy feel at ease.
After visiting the CICC Amy commented: “For the first time I feel like I have been listened to as a parent. Minnie enjoyed her time at the centre and especially loved the sensory room with the lights and swing.”
Since attending an assessment, Amy received a comprehensive report detailing Minnie’s strengths and challenges with practical advice alongside Minnie’s formal diagnosis.
Amy added: “Now I can explain to Minnie why she might think and feel things differently to her friends, this has given me the confidence to speak more openly about autism and how it affects them as a family.”
Minnie now has the opportunity to be understood but there are thousands more children waiting for our help with ASD assessments and diagnoses.