Got dx, it feels isolating, could use support

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Yesterday 5yr old was diagnosed on the spectrum - high functioning. I asked if

it was AS, neuro said it could be but that wasn't the diagnose she was giving.

She said to help get more services thru school it was better to have spectrum

dx. My husband I and I feel it is AS.

Luckily I have a great husband to talk to, who also shares his sadness with me,

b/c I feel so isolated from friends right now. Did others go thru this too?

I have one friend who has a son on the spectrum (she told this to me couple yrs

ago) but she is in denial anything is wrong and put him in a regular class this

year with no services. You would think she'd be a great resource to me but she

is so the opposite end of things.

We just moved to our town last year and I had a new friend I thought I could

trust but now I really don't know and I really want to keep this private for

now.

I know in time I'll find support groups locally and will be able to share with

other moms how I felt during this time of inital dx, but right now it's hard to

not have anyone to talk to about what all of this means.

Would love some support now.

thanks,

Regina