Emotional support for parents of children with autism
Created by Carers Trust Heart of England
There is a major gap in service provision to address emotional wellbeing of parents and carers of children newly diagnosed with an autism spectrum condition. Parents and carers often feel anger, denial, disbelief, guilt, self-blame and hopelessness. There were 446 pre-school and school age children diagnosed with ASD in Coventry & Warwickshire in 2016. This is the highest rate outside of London.