Published on 12, July, 2020
Hello All, my name is Karen, I live in County Durham within the North East. My 10yr old son has recently been diagnosed with autisim, scoring 9 out of 12 on the spectrum.
Im having a very hard time with coping due to his behaviour. I was told about this website and thought I'd give it a go.
Hope to hear from you all :)
Hello Karen and welcome. Please feel free to join in the discussions wherever you like on the forum, or start your own, although you might find the Parents and carers section of most interest, particularly talking about what support can be provided to your son and family.
When you say '9 out of 12' is that a list of 12 'symptoms'? Or is is from an ADOS assessment (I think that goes higher than 12)? What is it about his behaviour do you have trouble coping with?
Hello Cassandro, & thank you for commenting. His report has 12 different areas, he scored 9 out of 12 in those areas. My son's behaviour has progressed this last couple of years, he doesn't respect me, have boundaries, invades mine and my partner's privacy. He uses emotional manipulation, takes everything out of context, has no regard & completely lacks any do's and dont's. Hes very provocative.its just sooo hard & I'm at a loss as what to do. He fixates over things, recently it's been about death etc. CAMHS are aware of all of this behaviour and I just feel there's no support for myself in this.