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Aspergers and depression

Rocketgirl

Hi,

my son who is 24 has Aspergers. He has very low self esteem and often suffers from bouts of depression (he thinks he is worthless, that there is no point in pursuing his dreams as he will fail, that everyone is better than him, that his life is pointless....) The latest bout of depression is lasting for over a month, culminating today when he was saying all those things again and that he doesn't see a point in living any more as he is such a failure (this is a young man who is about to do a postgrad course in history, who has a great hobby in plants and is very good at it). I keep suggesting that he sees a GP to see if medication would help or counselling (or both). He refuses it point blank and says that nobody can help him. 

I don't know what to do and how to help him. I keep talking to him and trying to make him see all those great prospects and opportunities he has going forward but nothing works... We are going round in circles. 

Has anyone had similar experience or have any advice / suggestions how I can handle the situation and help my son. 

Many thanks

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  • Hi RocketGirl,

    Sorry to hear your son is going through a difficult time and thanks to Majorie195 for providing some good advice.

    Like she points out a good course of action would be to try and get him to speak to a GP about his depression. You can get in touch with the Samaritans here:

    The Samaritans - 08457  90  90  90 (or  1850  60  90  90  in  the  Republic  of  Ireland),  or  by  email  on jo@samaritans.org.

    Also MIND have  information  pages  on  coping  with  self  harm or  suicidal feelings based  on  the experiences of people who’ve been through it that you may find helpful. 

    If  you  need  help  with  an  autism  related  issue,  our  helpline  can  be  emailed on autismhelpline@nas.org.uk or they’re open Monday­-Friday 10am­-4pm on 0808 800 4104.

    Hope this helps!

     

    Avi
    Moderator

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  • Hi RocketGirl,

    Sorry to hear your son is going through a difficult time and thanks to Majorie195 for providing some good advice.

    Like she points out a good course of action would be to try and get him to speak to a GP about his depression. You can get in touch with the Samaritans here:

    The Samaritans - 08457  90  90  90 (or  1850  60  90  90  in  the  Republic  of  Ireland),  or  by  email  on jo@samaritans.org.

    Also MIND have  information  pages  on  coping  with  self  harm or  suicidal feelings based  on  the experiences of people who’ve been through it that you may find helpful. 

    If  you  need  help  with  an  autism  related  issue,  our  helpline  can  be  emailed on autismhelpline@nas.org.uk or they’re open Monday­-Friday 10am­-4pm on 0808 800 4104.

    Hope this helps!

     

    Avi
    Moderator

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