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About: Children and Young People Services / Autism Services

(as a service user),

Our daughter is a person with autism, having an assessment shortly before her 17th birthday. She struggles with anxiety and family therapy sessions were offered to us by Autism Services to help us understand how autism affects her and what both myself and my husband can do to support her.

Our therapist was Anthony. We attended a series of one hour appointments (between our daughters transition between child and adult Autism Services).

We found this family service to be very helpful. We have a better appreciation of how a person with autism can have a different experience in the world, compared to others.

Anthony was always very welcoming to us and had very useful ways to explain e.g. the coke a cola effect, etc.

Our daughter is a wonderful and unique person who is also very capable of making her own decisions and we will be there to support her in the future, whatever she decides to do.

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Response from Shannan Doherty, ASD Coordinator & Operational Manager, Children and Young People's Directorate, Southern Health and Social Care Trust last week
Shannan Doherty
ASD Coordinator & Operational Manager, Children and Young People's Directorate,
Southern Health and Social Care Trust
Submitted on 11/04/2025 at 09:54
Published on Care Opinion at 09:54


Dear 'reticulumpk43', I am happy to hear you found the support Autism Services provided helpful and that it has supported you as Parents/Carers, on your journey in understanding your daughter's autism diagnosis and how it impacts her.

The young people we support have their own unique strengths and Anthony has a lovely approach in helping families to understand this. Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us. Have a lovely weekend.

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