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Addiction

Helpfulgran

Good evening. I am new to this site, and my question is how we deal our grandson 25 who has Asperger Syndrome and has an addiction to scratch cards and internet gambling sites. Apparently no amount of talking to him makes any differnce. His mum thinks she has sorted it out for him and just continues. His mum is at the end of her tether, as she struggles to make ends meet. He realises that he mustn't do this, but obviously its an addiction, and I do realize that he is not going to be able to do this just like that. His mother has never had any help (to my knowledge) or advise or any support of anykind in regard to Autsim. (Until he was 20 years old,) when he used to get very distressed around people and would shout to people in the street if they were looking at him. (That is only one example.  BUT at the moment the overriding problem at the moment is the gambling.    Sorry I am rambling.  

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  • Hi Helpfulgran.  This is a toughie.  I'm presuming he's spending most of his money on gambling, making it difficult financially for him + his mother?  Would he be at all interested in online games unrelated to gambling but which might be absorbing to him?  As he's been diagnosed with autism you could make enquiries about your chances of getting some sort of Appointeeship/power of attorney so he can't waste his money?  As he understands he shdn't do it and that he's become addicted to it then maybe there is room for manoeuvre if he can find something to replace it?  Others may be more useful than me.  I'm just trying to think of what I might poss consider doing if I was in your position, as much as to protect my son as anything else.  Whether the site moderators can advise?  

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  • Hi Helpfulgran.  This is a toughie.  I'm presuming he's spending most of his money on gambling, making it difficult financially for him + his mother?  Would he be at all interested in online games unrelated to gambling but which might be absorbing to him?  As he's been diagnosed with autism you could make enquiries about your chances of getting some sort of Appointeeship/power of attorney so he can't waste his money?  As he understands he shdn't do it and that he's become addicted to it then maybe there is room for manoeuvre if he can find something to replace it?  Others may be more useful than me.  I'm just trying to think of what I might poss consider doing if I was in your position, as much as to protect my son as anything else.  Whether the site moderators can advise?  

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