Please help me!

Vic over 12 years ago

Hello

My youngest son (7) has just been diagnosed with mild, high-functioning Asperger's. I also have a daughter (12) and another son (9). My husband's job means we are temporarily living in Cairo, Egypt, although we are a regular English family.

I have no idea how to deal with this. I feel thoroughly overwhelmed and the stress is making me react badly when Ben has a meltdown. Of course this makes everything 10 times worse!

Ben is possibly about to get kicked out of school because of his behaviour and we are struggling to find a special school for him here. So my husband may have to quit his job, in order for us to move back home, so Ben can be schooled! We would face financial disaster if this happened.

I doubt anyone can advise me about Asperger's help in Cairo, but please please please can anyone help me get help with my coping strategies! Our situation and Ben's condition are what they are; the way in which I react to it and cope with it are utterly crucial right now.

I am cracking up! Help!!!

Vic

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Mike NAS over 12 years ago

Hi Vic
Welcome to the NAS Community. We hope you're able to find support through our online material and also as other community members offer their help, as crystal12 has done above.
Our website has a few helpful tip on strategies and approaches to help with various difficult situations: http://www.autism.org.uk/living-with-autism/strategies-and-approaches.aspx. If you haven't heard of this already, the SPELL framework is really helpful for understanding aand responding to tthe needs of children and adults on the autism spectrum: http://www.autism.org.uk/living-with-autism/strategies-and-approaches/spell.aspx.
We have advice for how to cope with home life too andd difficulties faced with environments and surroundings: http://www.autism.org.uk/living-with-autism/at-home/environment-and-surroundings.aspx
Hopefully some of this is helpful and please contact community.manager@nas.org.uk if you'd like further info.
Best wishes,
Mike, NAS
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Mike NAS over 12 years ago

Hi Vic
Welcome to the NAS Community. We hope you're able to find support through our online material and also as other community members offer their help, as crystal12 has done above.
Our website has a few helpful tip on strategies and approaches to help with various difficult situations: http://www.autism.org.uk/living-with-autism/strategies-and-approaches.aspx. If you haven't heard of this already, the SPELL framework is really helpful for understanding aand responding to tthe needs of children and adults on the autism spectrum: http://www.autism.org.uk/living-with-autism/strategies-and-approaches/spell.aspx.
We have advice for how to cope with home life too andd difficulties faced with environments and surroundings: http://www.autism.org.uk/living-with-autism/at-home/environment-and-surroundings.aspx
Hopefully some of this is helpful and please contact community.manager@nas.org.uk if you'd like further info.
Best wishes,
Mike, NAS
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