Hi I’m new on here and was led here via a link from Facebook. Any advice or suggestions for my situation would be greatly appreciated as I’m getting desperate and don’t know what to do for the best.
My son has just turned 20 and has Asperger Syndrome and dyslexia along with severe anxiety issues relating to his ASD plus past trauma from domestic abuse and bullying. He never leaves the house, even finding going in the front yard difficult. He will speak to me and his stepdad and 4 close family members (on a good day) and occasionally he’ll speak via Xbox to two friends he knew from school but that’s the extent of his socialising. If anyone comes to the house he is mortified and won’t come out of his room and if I want to have anyone over it has to be planned and discussed in detail thoroughly. Any kind of spontaneity causes him to melt down. He is becoming increasingly isolated,lonely and depressed and so am I. He is also very paranoid and noise sensitive. I’ve tried seeking help before but he just won’t engage with anyone and it becomes impossible, He won’t even see our GP. it’s almost like he doesn’t exist to the outside world. I’ve given up work to try and devote more time to him and for my own health reasons but we aren’t receiving any benefits other than his PIP which he’s been receiving since he was 14. I’m scraping by earning money from odd jobs where I can.
If anyone has any advice in any way about any facet of our situation I’d be most grateful.
