Taylor, Angela2019-04-252019-04-252019-042019-04-15http://hdl.handle.net/1993/33863This study uses the autoethnographic method of research to examine the experience of accessing services for a child within autism services from a parental perspective. It is the reflection of the impact of personal experience, the journey of discovering differences within ourselves, and embracing the disabilities we may have while seeking support for a child in our care. There has been little research that examines the lens of growing up as a child with disabilities, raising children with disabilities, working in the field of social services, and supporting families that include children with disabilities. This autoethnography aims to provide a voice to the complex experience of accessing autism services, and the attitudes and challenges we experience as service navigators and as children within the social services systems.engDisability, Autism, Family Engagement, Family Centered Care, Neurodiverse, Child, Autoethnography, Mental Healthmaster thesis