Meet Nellie Freeborn, it was Nellie's mothers intuition that ultimately led to the official Autism Spectrum Disorder diagnoses when her daughter was 3 1/2, recently celebrating her 8th birthday. It was not a simple path to diagnoses, and she's had to adapt along the way, but most importantly she is not sorry, her daughter has taught the whole family so much.

Nellie had a lot of learning to do, and she has learned to be her daughters' advocate. Nellie has taught me so much.

Nellie shares her heart, her experience and how you can help.

Recommended Resources:

Reading: https://www.amazon.com/Early-Start-Your-Child-Autism/dp/160918470X
IEP: Go to your county office of education and ask to speak with the parent liaison.  They typically will offer parent IEP training classes for free.
Autism Advocacy Group: https://www.autismspeaks.org/
Regional Center: https://www.cvrc.org/
Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA): http://www.tcoe.org/special/brightfuture.shtm
Talk Team: https://thetalkteam.com/
TCOE Parent Liaison: http://www.tcoe.org/special/divisiondirectory.shtm

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