Cordelia Russell

Life with Asperger's

I was diagnosed with Asperger's when I was in my first year of school. Despite that my mum had a feeling that I was on the spectrum I was unable to get a diagnosis until I started school. The doctors explained to us that due to the way that my brain had developed it would surely give me problems in the future. we were told that my handwriting would never improve and that I should start typing on a computer. we were also told to see multiple speech therapists and pediatricians. I was seeing a speech therapist and a pediatrician every 6 months but every time we would be sent to see someone else so we were having to tell the same story over and over again. it felt like we were getting nowhere and we still didn't have answers on how I was meant to improve so I would be better prepared for when I was to start my own life.