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My Son is so angry sometimes

matty19

My son is 21 with ADHD and Aspergers. He wants to be a normal young man but struggles sometimes with friends etc.. He has a very violent temper, ( he has had from when he was a child-but then we could hold him to protect him against hurting himself and property). Now he's over 6ft and its like a switch being flipped, one minute he's fine, the next he's physically attacking my husband and his younger brother-he's never touched me I might add. He's so sad afterwards and its like he can't help it, but i'm not sure. Its worse when he's had a drink, and he knows this but he doesn't seem to know when to stop anything, drinking, talking, argueing,eating...so its hard work. Is there counselling out there that could help? I'm not sure if "normal" anger management classes would take into account his Aspergers.

He wants to get help, he needs help before he seriousily hurts someone.

any suggestions

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  • When my son was arrested after being punched in the face, (he thumped him back in self defence-but as the lad complained to the police first, it was my Son who was arrested!!) Anyway, the following morning when I went to be the responsible adult, the police officer stopped me outside and said " so what is Aspergers exactly" I was gobsmacked. I don't expect the police to know every medical condition, but I thought Aspergers was fairly well known. I quickly had to explain the main symptoms before he interviewed my son.

     

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  • When my son was arrested after being punched in the face, (he thumped him back in self defence-but as the lad complained to the police first, it was my Son who was arrested!!) Anyway, the following morning when I went to be the responsible adult, the police officer stopped me outside and said " so what is Aspergers exactly" I was gobsmacked. I don't expect the police to know every medical condition, but I thought Aspergers was fairly well known. I quickly had to explain the main symptoms before he interviewed my son.

     

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