Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

A diagnosis of Autism describes a spectrum of difficulties with common features which can be expressed in a variety of ways. It is a life-long diagnosis. 

Parent-child work:

  • Inconsolable crying

  • Poor sleep

  • Difficulty feeding

  • Anxiety about reaching milestones

  • Anxiety around bonding with your child   

Primary School age:

  • Bedwetting, daytime enuresis, day and night soiling.

  • Anxiety about going to school

  • Shyness/separation anxiety

  • Sleep Difficulties 

  • Tantrums

  • Friendships/bullying 

  • Illness or death in the family

Tweens and Adolescence 

  • Friendship groups and bullying

  • Anxiety and/or Panic Attacks

  • Phobias

  • Behaviour problems

  • Poor self-esteem

  • Poor body image

  • Self-harm

  • Illness or death in the family

Fostered and Adopted Children

  • Attachment Difficulties

  • Emotion / Affect dis-regulation 

  • Developmental delay

  • Trauma

  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PDST)