Hi Izzy’sMum - obviously all autistic kids are different but speaking from my own experience one of the things that has helped my daughter enormously (similar story, late diagnosis at 14) has been an excellent psychologist who has some real understanding of autistic kids and their challenges. My daughter suffered crippling social anxiety at that age, to the point of being unable to enter a store by herself and school was incredibly difficult. She did find cognitive behavioural therapy very helpful in overcoming her social anxiety and is now studying at university. Life still has challenges but she has come so far. One of the best things about having a diagnosis is that it does give your daughter and you some understanding of why she feels the way she does, my daughter was incredibly relieved when she was diagnosed as so many things she had felt now made sense to her. There are some excellent autism advocacy accounts on social media that I have found very helpful. Autism in girls/women has been woefully under-researched and under-diagnosed but thankfully that is beginning to change. Wishing you and your daughter all the best…. ... View more