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helping teenagers to develop everyday skills

Pauli

Hi

My son is 15 and was diagnosed with Aspergers at 9. Secondary school has proved difficult for him. He suffered severe depression and was suicidal last year.After input from the Psychiatrist and a year out at a small private school my son has decided that he wants to try mainstream secondary again as he wants to go to uni and knows that he needs to get used to bigger,noisier environments. I have been taking him on bus journeys and train journeys in an attempt to help him get used to public places. He is trying so hard but it stresses him out so much. The mum side of me just wants to say " sod it! I am not going to put my "baby" through this !" But the more sensible side tells me I should be helping him to cope with it all. Am I doing too much too soon? Should I just leave it for now? Any advice gratefully received.

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  • Hi

    Thankyou for your reply.It really helped and gave me some strategies to help my son cope which I hadn't thought of before.I asked Angus if he thought it would help to evaluate difficult environments and list the things he found most stressful.He thinks it is a great idea too and is keen to try it.We are going to start with school and what worries him about starting mainstream school again.He really wants to go back to school as his own personal goal is to get to university.

    It was good to see you mention avoiding adverse situations as Angus tends to do this which only leads to frustration for him as he knows what he wants to do - he just doesn't know how to get there.

    Your advice has been really helpful and has given us a way to move forward. Thanks again.

    Pauli

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  • Hi

    Thankyou for your reply.It really helped and gave me some strategies to help my son cope which I hadn't thought of before.I asked Angus if he thought it would help to evaluate difficult environments and list the things he found most stressful.He thinks it is a great idea too and is keen to try it.We are going to start with school and what worries him about starting mainstream school again.He really wants to go back to school as his own personal goal is to get to university.

    It was good to see you mention avoiding adverse situations as Angus tends to do this which only leads to frustration for him as he knows what he wants to do - he just doesn't know how to get there.

    Your advice has been really helpful and has given us a way to move forward. Thanks again.

    Pauli

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