Verbal abuse of family

These unexpected outburst are rather quite common among the autistic community. It would be strange if they didn't occur at all. There's not much you can do about them except be patient and tolerant, knowing that it's not your son's fault, in the least; he's actually a victim of a "byproduct" from the environment.

Here's an interesting post I wish to share: Autistic Screeching: A Cry for Help from Children with Autism?

Thank you for your reply the post was interesting I often wonder what went on when he was at School some stuff he tells me but some of it is so bad I can tell he is blocking from his mind as talking about things seems to make him relive them.

 I wonder if your son would have any interest in self-hypnosis. If he is a keen reader, there are quite a few books and internet sites available. And it is also relaxing for carers/parents. (I favour the books myself.) Others might also suggest meditation, as somewhat similar. I am not a huge fan of alternatives, but I have found that there is actually a lot of common sense about it. You might even just think of it as constructive day-dreaming or positive psychology. Now these seem to me to be good ways of coping with pain, fear, stress, anxiety and depression. I guess a lot of people here would also talk about mindfulness, which is seemingly favoured by many NHS trusts these days. But as I'm an expat, mindfulness is not quite so readily available to me, so I'm not too sure if it is suitable or not. It's common use with the NHS suggests that it is. There are downloadable resources available from NHS trusts, if you are registered with an NHS practice. I'm am forgetting that there are undoubtedly books available on the subject, but you might say I happened on self-hypnosis first, whilst reading about hynotherapy/guided imagery.

These are all approaches that allow one to pick & choose what one is comfortable with. I started off doing self-hypnosis because it was the only real support available to me here. I don't exactly do it in a very formal or regimented manner, because I'm told it is not necessary. I'm not a very formal person! I have found it to be remarkably useful, but perhaps it might not suit everyone. There is also plenty of room for personal adaptation. In my case, it led to an a very rapid brake on depression (so I didn't have to endure the somewhat dubious use of anti-depressants) and allowed me to get better sleep in this very noisy city. I'm also working gradually on some other things.

There are actually a whole load of alternatives out that are gradually proving themselves; especially in conjunction with more mainstream approaches. And their effect on different parts of the brain is now beginning to be detectable with various medical technologies.

Something like this might even act as an eventual bridge to F2F therapies.

Thanks I will look into that.

Thanks I will look into that.