My 13 year old is part way through the diagnosis process and its clearear that its going to be Aspergers as so many things fit.
He has had a terrible time struggling to cope at secondary school and is on medication and therapy for depression and anxiety. He attends a small school for children not well enough for mainstream.
he is worried about the future and does not believe he will be able to get a job.
I would really appreciate some advice as to what to say to him to help him accept who and what he is and to help him believe that he can be successful as an adult.
thanks!
Thank you, yes we need to keep it positive, self esteem is something he has always had difficulty with right from starting school.
He does have a real affinity with animals, I suggested the other day that he might be good at working with animals in some way in the future which actually went down quite well!
I wish we had known earlier and that I could have told him before "teenagerdom" struck because thats a hard enough time for kids anyway withought anything extra being thrown in the mix!
Thank you, yes we need to keep it positive, self esteem is something he has always had difficulty with right from starting school.
He does have a real affinity with animals, I suggested the other day that he might be good at working with animals in some way in the future which actually went down quite well!
I wish we had known earlier and that I could have told him before "teenagerdom" struck because thats a hard enough time for kids anyway withought anything extra being thrown in the mix!
