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Aspergers son who was suicidal

Pauli

Hi

Does anyone have experience or advice about how to recover after their child has suffered depression and suicidal tendancies?

My teenage son who has aspergers has had severe depression on and off for four years now .He has been treated by psychiatrists and is still on medication. Although he is much improved with fewer relapses as his mum I'm finding it hard to come to terms with and in coping it all after all this time. Any advice would be really welcome. Thanks 

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  • After my earlier replies I tried raising the issue with the Department for Health. I explained that suicide and suicidal thoughts often arise in people with abler forms of autism, possibly because they had greater exposure to social contexts especially in work and education.

    I cited the Westminster Council report.

    I've just had a reply - on autism and mental health - no mention of suicide. Just all the wonderful things this wonderful government has done to fund research on autism and mental health, but the Government cannot tell the research bodies what to research, so it is out of their hands.

    The next five years I predict will be even more cynical and deceitful in the way disability is addressed.

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  • After my earlier replies I tried raising the issue with the Department for Health. I explained that suicide and suicidal thoughts often arise in people with abler forms of autism, possibly because they had greater exposure to social contexts especially in work and education.

    I cited the Westminster Council report.

    I've just had a reply - on autism and mental health - no mention of suicide. Just all the wonderful things this wonderful government has done to fund research on autism and mental health, but the Government cannot tell the research bodies what to research, so it is out of their hands.

    The next five years I predict will be even more cynical and deceitful in the way disability is addressed.

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