Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi,
We have a son who is newly diagnosed with ASD and we are looking into things that we can do to proactively support him and help him manage his autism in a way that he can accept, without feeling disabled by it. Hoping to tap into ideas for therapies and interventions that have worked for other people, or something they wished they had tried or were offered when they were younger.
As a family we have a positive attitude to the diagnosis. His main difficulties are around anxiety and emotional well-being - he struggles with emotional literacy and reading the emotional tone of other people. He is also very literal and struggles to maintain an internal monologue, which means he often vocalises at inappropriate times. Add into this, difficulties in concentration.
This is a bit of a learning curve for us and we are open to ideas.
I have found the Aspegers Experts website (https://www.aspergerexperts.com/) very useful. It's an American site but has been set up by people with ASD so the strategies put forward are practical and appropriate. There is a bit of a sales pitch running through it (Books, courses etc) but still plenty of free advice and videos :)