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NAS37225
over 6 years ago

Help!  My son was badly bullied a few years ago away at university and has been suffering from depression and anxiety.  He has also been diagnosed with Borderline Personality disorder.  We live in the North of Scotland and have found it difficult to get him help and his mental health has deteriated.  A few weeks he got into a black hole and had  a meltdown, he had a knife and we feared for his life so called 999.  The police came and son lost all reason and ended up being pepper sprayed, spent the night in the cells and is now facing three charges and court appearances.  A week after he was also diagnosed with Autism.  As you can imagine his mood is even lower after this.  We need help to explain that it was his mental health conditions that caused the meltdown.  Is there any advice out there that can help a struggling family.

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  • over 6 years ago

    Hi NAS37225,

    It sounds like you have all had a very difficult and troubling time. 

    I see you've got a good contact in the Disability Law Service from DragonCat16.

    Our NAS Criminal Justice page might be helpful for you, there are lots of links for people dealing with the criminal justice system from both sides. This page includes a link to a list of law firms which have experience of working with, and representing, autistic people: http://www.autism.org.uk/professionals/others/criminal-justice.aspx

    I am also going to give you a link to our Post Diagnosis page - You may find the following leaflet which you can download from our website useful: http://www.autism.org.uk/about/diagnosis/whats-next-information-campaign.aspx

    Please contact our Autism Helpline team who might be able to help. They can provide you with information and advice on your issue. You can call them on 0808 800 4104 (Monday to Thursday 10am to 4pm, Friday 9am to 3pm).  Please note that the Helpline is experiencing a high volume of calls and it may take a couple of attempts before you get through to speak to an advisor.

    Please see the following link for further information: http://www.autism.org.uk/services/helplines/main.aspx

    Hope this information helps,

    Nicky-Mod

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  • over 6 years ago

    Hi NAS37225,

    It sounds like you have all had a very difficult and troubling time. 

    I see you've got a good contact in the Disability Law Service from DragonCat16.

    Our NAS Criminal Justice page might be helpful for you, there are lots of links for people dealing with the criminal justice system from both sides. This page includes a link to a list of law firms which have experience of working with, and representing, autistic people: http://www.autism.org.uk/professionals/others/criminal-justice.aspx

    I am also going to give you a link to our Post Diagnosis page - You may find the following leaflet which you can download from our website useful: http://www.autism.org.uk/about/diagnosis/whats-next-information-campaign.aspx

    Please contact our Autism Helpline team who might be able to help. They can provide you with information and advice on your issue. You can call them on 0808 800 4104 (Monday to Thursday 10am to 4pm, Friday 9am to 3pm).  Please note that the Helpline is experiencing a high volume of calls and it may take a couple of attempts before you get through to speak to an advisor.

    Please see the following link for further information: http://www.autism.org.uk/services/helplines/main.aspx

    Hope this information helps,

    Nicky-Mod

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