My Princess (insert label) ASD + ADHD Girl
By Jeramy Hope
This week we received a diagnosis of Autism for our princess. Last year it was ADHD, the year before ear problems and before this hearing issues.
This has been a 5 year journey of experimentation, failings, labels, and stereotypical comments. She’s “naughty , loud, weird” , we were constantly being told by school “you need to get her checked out” “there is something wrong with her” “have you considered testing?”
Glasses prescribed, grommets inserted, hearing tested, IQ testing, and behavioural optometrist sort for advice. Each specialist sending detailed reports on how to help her.
But still the label “naughty, misfit, failure, loud.” were how people viewed her.
We just know her as Jenna.
This week as I sat and pondered what this diagnosis means to us as a family and to me as a dad, I was at a loss.
Getting it wrong for the past 5 years I asked myself these questions:
- Did that lesson my abilities as a Dad?
- I missed the signs for Jen, what else have I missed?
- What did I do wrong?
- Why did I miss all the signals?
I soon got over myself and came to the understanding that the girl I know as Jenna is still the girl I adore.
Read the full story at My ASD Princess.
http://myasdprincess.com/2015/01/24/my-princess/
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