Since Oct 2014, we have been supporting our 15yr old son, ASD+ADHD (ADD) with what we see as deteriorating mental health.
From Oct 2014-Feb 2015, our son experienced 4 episodes of visible low mood, depression, agitated state, hearing voices. Each time we accessed emergency appointments with CAMHS. On the Feb 2015 appointment my son disclosed hearing up to six voices, male and female, inside and outside his head, he has heard them since age of 8rys old, being negative towards him and giving negative commands to harm others.
A ref to early intervention service followed with a few appointments for assessment. The assessment concluded no early signs of psychosis and discharge from the service.
Throughout mainstream secondary school our son has struggled with the whole environment, sensory, physically and emotionally. We are in the process of our son attending a hospital school placement Sept 2015.
March 2015, our son entered into relationship which has ended several times throughout, leaving him devastated. Obviously the relationship break up has caused him considerable distress, as his ex girlfriend had promised to be with him forever. I know most of us have been there with our first love and the loss of that relationship, the end of the world.
But it has resulted in our son seeing no point in going on with life, daily he talks about ending his life and on two occasions as took himself off to carry this out. We are in contact with CAMHS and our son has been seen by a children’s in patient service, we chose to support our son at home.
At the moment we are finding it becoming increasingly difficult to deal with, listening to our son talk about ending his life and not wanting to be here. He also says the voices are telling him to do it and the voice do increase when our son’s mood is low. When his mood is ok, the voices come a few times per calling his name only and he says they don’t bother him.
I suppose what we are asking for is advice, at the age of 15yrs old to have a relationship end is devastating enough but with a young man with ASD the literal thinking, but what I am not clear on is how my son maybe seeing the ending of his life as the only option he has and how ASD will affect this view.
Yes we are concerned about our son accessing an inpatient service, has we have heard good and bad, so it makes us very anxious. But don’t get us wrong we want the best for our son, feel like we don’t know what’s right or wrong.
Joanne.x
