"Every afternoon felt like walking into a storm," Natasha says. "Alex would hold it together all day, then come undone as soon as we got home. She'd cry, scream, or hide in her room. I knew she wasn't being difficult, she was struggling to cope."
When Natasha reached out for help, she was worn out and unsure what to do next. Her eight-year-old daughter, Alex, seemed fine at school, but at home, things were far from easy.
As a solo mum raising two young girls, Natasha was doing everything she could to support her daughter. She could see that Alex had some sensory needs and signs of ADHD, but getting support through the school system proved almost impossible.
"Because the school didn't agree with my concerns, I couldn't get her assessed publicly," she explains. "It was heartbreaking watching her mask all day and then fall apart at home."
