Hello everyone .
Being part of an online community is a new thing for me , so I'm not quite sure how to begin .
Our lovely son is getting really good support from his NAS workers & is now really enjoying college . As a family , we really struggle to know how best to support him , mainly because he really doesn't want to talk about being on the spectrum & I think he is afraid of being labled . My daughter & I recently went to an excellent NAS conference in Reading & came back with some really helpful information & insight into why our son might do some things the way he does . For example , we've learned that some people shut down when they feel anxious or distressed ; which is why sometimes , our son just kills a skype call ; not because he wants to be rude or disrespectful , but because he finds open ended or generalised questions too complicated & stressful .
I was wondering if anyone might have any suggestions that might help us support him better ?