Published on 12, July, 2020
my name is barry. i am 56 yeas old. i am at the end of my tether and enough is enough. my son is 17 in march and was diagnosed with autism last summer. we had to go private because the school was more than useless. up until my son was 8 he was (what we believe) a "normal" child. no adverse signs. progressively over the last 9 years he has got worse and worse. totally disruptive behavior at school and more and more destructive. he now clashes with his mom (my partner) as i'm new to this could anyone advise/direct me in the right direction. nothing is ever his fault and the way his mom speaks to him winds him up. i could go on for hours. do we have to wrap him up in cotton wool? i love him to bits but cannot go on like this.
Given the ages you mention and progression I'd hazard a guess this is less to do with being on the autistic spectrum, and more a reaction to being pushed into neuro-typical behaviour patterns in school life (this can be just as much from other students as teachers).
As I said this is more of a guess, but may be worth investigating possibilities from anxiety to C-PTSD.