Hi everyone
After 8 years of CAMHS being in and out of my son's life, he finally has a diagnosis of ASD. On top of that he probably has Sensory Processing Disorder, but they do not assess for it in our area. His main area of sensory problem is noise - he is incredibly noise sensitive.
CAMHS say they only take a person to diagnosis and after that we're to find our own way really. We are waiting for his formal diagnosis to be put in writing. The only people who will remain involved will be OT *if* they believe he needs extra work on anger management and recognising emotions, which is likely. Other than that we're on our own.
All this time I've focused on how a diagnosis would help or effect him as a child, and him becoming a young man (16) has crept up on us. All of the strategies and help I know of is aimed at younger children.
My first focus is to try and make his room "autism/sensory friendly" so he has a relaxing space to unwind after college (which is incredibly stressful for him currently and means he's often having meltdowns afterwards or when he's anxious about going).
I can't find any "sensory diet" advice for a person of Dan's age, but that seems to be common across the board with other issues I have looked into too. Can anyone point me in the right direction for learning more about how autism and sensory issues effect older teens and adults? Does anyone have any ideas for a relaxing space for him?
Thanks in advance
Kathy
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