Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi everyone, first time post.
My 15yo has ASD/ADHD and his behaviour during a meltdown is getting more and more aggressive. Today as well as the hurtful comments and swearing, he threw stuff around, constanstantly slamming and banging his door, damaging furniture, throwing things out of his window.
His aggression is beginging to scare me. Today this went on for an and a half, it's lasted longer before. He's a twin and had his brother shaking in tears, he hates him. I realise a lot is teenage angst but I can't go through this every time, I worry he might hit me eventually. He also self harms and I worry that will escalate.
Any advice would be really appreciated x
Hello Mrs biscuits
Welcome to the community.
I have attached a link below on challenging behaviour which you may find useful:
https://www.autism.org.uk/about/behaviour/challenging-behaviour.aspx
You may like to contact our Autism Helpline team who can provide you with information and advice . You can contact the team via telephone 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. Alternatively, should you prefer to send a message, you can do so via their webform:
https://www.autism.org.uk/services/helplines/main/questions.aspx
I hope you find this useful
Best Wishes
Lorraine Mod
Many thanks