2022 - Moving forward

another_casualty

Love your style with the F&F ! 😸 You know how to handle them .
It's funny regarding these offers ; I found that a couple cave in or agree, and there is always one that is "No! " 

At least you started the ball rolling with the diabetic situation etc. You'll know more when you turn up . 🤞it all goes well 

I'll leave it there ..😼

savingholmes

I would definitely get little miss assessed if offered. I really regret my own family's late diagnosis... as it caused unnecessary stress and worry - and our self-esteem and access to support has improved post diagnosis. Feel free to PM me.

beanielou

Mmmm.
If you think it may help then go for it.
At the end of the day the label matters not a jot, the help & support offered does.
Bright & happy is great.

jwil

another_casualty said:

Love your style with the F&F ! 😸 You know how to handle them .
It's funny regarding these offers ; I found that a couple cave in or agree, and there is always one that is "No! " 

At least you started the ball rolling with the diabetic situation etc. You'll know more when you turn up . 🤞it all goes well 

I'll leave it there ..😼

It's all thanks to the wonderful advice on here on various threads.  I wouldn't be half as confident without it!  It's ridiculous though.  When I made an offer last year they wanted to know the total available and what I was offering other creditors.  I didn't give it last year, but included that this year.  Now they want my housing situation, next year it will probably be my weight and blood type

savingholmes said:

I would definitely get little miss assessed if offered. I really regret my own family's late diagnosis... as it caused unnecessary stress and worry - and our self-esteem and access to support has improved post diagnosis. Feel free to PM me.

Thank you,  that's really useful to know. I have a pile of reading materials now, I may message you if I have any queries.  

beanielou said:

Mmmm.
If you think it may help then go for it.
At the end of the day the label matters not a jot, the help & support offered does.
Bright & happy is great.

Thank you.   The consensus from those I've spoken to in RL is also leaning towards getting the assessment.  You are right that the support will make all the difference.

Thank you everyone, I really appreciate it

doingitanyway

I like your style with the over-asking creditor too! at least you are approaching them 

jwil

I feel totally drained today.  All the meetings are over now though thankfully. My pre-diabetes appointment was ok today.  It was certainly more useful than yesterday!  All about making small changes.  I did get something from it.

I'm really hoping for a quiet weekend this weekend.

beanielou

Hope you get a quiet weekend.

Next year they will want your knicker size 

Two most important changes to make? 

dawnybabes

My DS is autistic and has thrived with the right support - without the ‘label’ we’d have struggled to get it.  He tells everyone he has ASD - he’s not ashamed of it .  I’m a trustee of an autism charity so feel free to pm me if you need anything xx 

jwil

beanielou said:

Hope you get a quiet weekend.

Next year they will want your knicker size 

Two most important changes to make? 

Thank you

Maybe I'll save them the trouble of asking and send them a pair   

Two things that struck me was - reduce carbs (not stop eating them), particularly at breakfast, and the other was don't graze. 

Try and leave a good gap between meals.  That is my big one - I constantly graze.  I've been making the effort today to eat more at meal times and not snack so much in between.

jwil

dawnybabes said:

My DS is autistic and has thrived with the right support - without the ‘label’ we’d have struggled to get it.  He tells everyone he has ASD - he’s not ashamed of it .  I’m a trustee of an autism charity so feel free to pm me if you need anything xx 

Thank you, that's really useful.  I hope I didn't imply anything or offend anyone by saying about the label, I agree it's nothing to be ashamed of, and people shouldn't be worried about being open about it.  I think in my own clumsy way I am trying to establish the difference between standard child behaviour and what needs further support.  I'm not concerned that it's a bad thing, it's more whether it was needed.

However, I read through the paperwork last night and have been mulling over, and I recognise so many of the coping mechanisms, and the little things that little miss does, I have told the teacher I'd like to go for the assessment.  Now I've read it I feel a bit bad that I've missed the signs.

If you can point me in the direction of any good reading material I'd be so grateful.  It's clearly time for me to learn more about it.