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well here goes ...Hi

jakz

Im the mother of a 16 year old who has just been diagnosed with HFA and who has serious mental health isses, aswell .......guess I knew but kept being told NO..

would be great to talk to others in similar situation as sometimes I just stand alone wondering what to do next.

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  • Hi there . My son was diagnosed at 17. We had had lots of issues over the years , but no-one would/could diagnose anything so we just struggles on.

    Our diagnosis came after a period of depression - this apparently is quite a common way to find out.

    How are things with education? Is your daughter/son still at school? Have you told them and asked for help - or have they given up on her?

    We went through a rough patch and my son ended up repeating his lower sixth year. Best decision he ever made - and it was his choice. With the aid of a diagnosis the college are very willing to help and flexible with him. Learning to drive has taken the stress out of the journey to collge. Medication helped the depression - I can't say it was always good, but progress is good and he should be off to uni this autumn. GP is weaning him off the anti depressants.

    We now claim DLA which helps with his runnign costs and that of his car. We also have a support worker and some scheduled activities which help with socialisation , fitness and have helped the depression.

     Just wanted to give you some hope. We've been in some pretty dark places where we didn't know where to turn and what to do next, but we have some good support now and things are on the up.

     

     

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  • Hi there . My son was diagnosed at 17. We had had lots of issues over the years , but no-one would/could diagnose anything so we just struggles on.

    Our diagnosis came after a period of depression - this apparently is quite a common way to find out.

    How are things with education? Is your daughter/son still at school? Have you told them and asked for help - or have they given up on her?

    We went through a rough patch and my son ended up repeating his lower sixth year. Best decision he ever made - and it was his choice. With the aid of a diagnosis the college are very willing to help and flexible with him. Learning to drive has taken the stress out of the journey to collge. Medication helped the depression - I can't say it was always good, but progress is good and he should be off to uni this autumn. GP is weaning him off the anti depressants.

    We now claim DLA which helps with his runnign costs and that of his car. We also have a support worker and some scheduled activities which help with socialisation , fitness and have helped the depression.

     Just wanted to give you some hope. We've been in some pretty dark places where we didn't know where to turn and what to do next, but we have some good support now and things are on the up.

     

     

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