My approach works because it is founded on three key benefits:

1.  Understanding While you may talk to your family and friends, it is hard for someone who is not in your shoes to understand what you are going through. I really do.  There are huge differences with parenting a child on the ASD spectrum.  I start in your camp.

2.    Support Parenting isn’t something you need to go to school for, but sometimes you need extra help, especially if your child is on the autistic spectrum. With support, everyday life becomes much easier.  Much easier.

3. Integration Good ideas are all very well, but you are busy.  My approach is based on the reality of your everyday life.  Everything is suited to your needs, so that even if you only have 5 minutes to yourself, you can benefit.  And whatever your lifestyle, I work with you.

While you may have experienced elements of all of the above, what you probably don’t have is a way of accessing all three to apply to your own life. In fact, my guess is that you spend most of your energy on your child.  What if you had support so that you had more energy for your child?  How would that be?

• you would feel more relaxed
• you would feel more in control
• you would have more energy

I am guessing that you know lots about autism.  I am guessing you put a lot of energy into your child and their care. That is great.  That is your job.  My job is support you so that you can support your child.

What AutismParentSupport isn’t…

• It is not about autism.  It’s about your relationship with autism.
• It is not a proponent of one “method” over another.  It’s about your choices and how you make them.
• It is not a way of telling you what decisions to make about your child.

Through AutismParentSupport, I combine up to the minute know-how about psychology, practical help in the form of coaching, and emotional support with no “autism” or “family” agenda.

Support really makes a difference.

One parent came to me because it was becoming increasingly difficult to face the school run, and this feeling of panic and isolation was spilling over into other areas of her life.  She felt very vulnerable.  Here’s what she had to say about it.

“A specific issue was to do with how I felt about going to my son’s school after his having been victimised in a particularly shocking way by another family in the school. When I had to go to the school I felt physically ill, (stomach pain, feeling sick, being physically shaky) and I was finding it very hard to go. After the session with Claire I went to the school the following day and did not realise until later that I had not experienced these physical symptoms which were related to feelings of anger and fear ( for my son) . I felt much more normal and able to behave in an ordinary way in that environment. I no longer felt driven or overwhelmed by these emotions.”  Sarah A., Scotland

The result? With support, she no longer felt vulnerable and found she was relaxed collecting her child with no unpleasant symptoms.  Even better, the school’s attitude itself changed and together they worked out a whole new and much more successful strategy. A real issue around support for her child was resolved.

If you want to have a sense of what this kind of support can do for and your family, taste for yourself what AutismParentSupport is about.

The first step I recommend is to simply download my free (and short) audio piece, “Here I am”. This is for you to listen to whenever you have a few minutes a day to call your own, that will help your feel not only more relaxed but also more supported.

Perhaps you are ready to talk about how I can help you.? Then contact me for a free 30 minute chat.

And remember, I’m always an email away to answer your questions.

I look forward to accompanying you on your journey.