Published on 12, July, 2020
I am desperate for help, currently awaiting a visit for Social Services Adult Assessment . My lovely gentle son has got himself into bother with the police and we are devastated.
he has lost his little job and it seems like he has not been coping with his finances (lives at home) but has no money left. He has no friends , I’m heartbroken, perhaps I should have seen the warning signs.
can anyone suggest anything? Thank you
Hi.
I am in a similar situation with my son. He has also been in trouble with police and will be attending court soon.
He is also going to be threatened with becoming homeless as he has refused to live with us.
I am at my Witt's end.
He has some interaction from social services but they have been of little help.
Hi,
it’s just so very hard especially when other close family members do not understand the complexities of autism!
to be honest I’m not sure that I even did until this particularly traumatic event has brought everything to a head. I feel like he’s just been diagnosed all over again (he was only diagnosed at 19yrs). He’s always had developmental issues and speech and language difficulties but the knowledge of autism wasn’t as clear 20 years ago. After a really difficult time at school and managing to get a little job I naively thought he was coping with life - well unfortunately not !
We have now moved on a bit and the police will have to do their bit but at least social Services are helping.
I feel like I’ve been through a wringer . I really understand your stress in a really difficult situation- have you had much support from friends and family?