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Struggling with asd & ADHD diagnosis

MCasD

Hi everyone, since my 6 year old sons diagnosis a week ago i am struggling. I am starting to suffer from depression & finding the diagnosis really hard. If feels like the rest of the family are treating it like we have just been told he has the flu or something. They are still treating him exactly the same as tho he is just a naughty child who needs telling off. He is constantly aggressive & fighting his 2yr old brother taking is toys etc..& I don't know how to react to him anymore. Obviously I have to stop him but I don't know how exactly to tell someone off who doesn't have control of himself. He just can't stop himself. Its really getting me down & I can feel it already putting a drift between me & my partner as I don't feel he understands or wants to try to understand the condition & is still shouting & disciplining him the same as always.

I guess what Im asking is who do I turn to? Where do I go? Im thinking I start with the Gp for my depression but what about help with or for my son?

im expecting my third child & I dont know how I will manage. I slowly feel like I'm losing control.

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  • Does he go to a special needs school? How does his school deal with his behaviour? The school should be able to provide help.

    Children as a rule will push their boundaries at that age. And may feel life is unfair in general. Having autism won't stop that. And he won't always be blameless. In fact if you let autism be used to excuse all behaviour, it may get much worse.

    Does he have meltdowns or is it challenging behaviours?

    It's a good idea to sort this now. You don't want this stress to affect your unborn child. I'm not sure what GPs do about depression while pregnant. They may put it down to hormones. Some will feel the benefit of medication will outweigh the risks to the baby. Some may refer you to counselling, but notes could be shared with HV & social workers etc. 

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  • Does he go to a special needs school? How does his school deal with his behaviour? The school should be able to provide help.

    Children as a rule will push their boundaries at that age. And may feel life is unfair in general. Having autism won't stop that. And he won't always be blameless. In fact if you let autism be used to excuse all behaviour, it may get much worse.

    Does he have meltdowns or is it challenging behaviours?

    It's a good idea to sort this now. You don't want this stress to affect your unborn child. I'm not sure what GPs do about depression while pregnant. They may put it down to hormones. Some will feel the benefit of medication will outweigh the risks to the baby. Some may refer you to counselling, but notes could be shared with HV & social workers etc. 

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