Hi I need answers!

We adopted my son 10 years ago and we have had it very hard, with is very violent and challenging behaviour. He was diagnosed with autism about a month ago. I took it very badly like grief, I got very upset. Felt like good and bad at he same time, good because it explains everything. Bad because he has it forever and I love the lad to bits. Did anyone else react like this?

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  • Exactly I understand totally how you feel as it is just how I feel too.  Diagnosed  last month after a year of appointments , depresson, (him) and countless problems at school.  There is element of relief because it does explain so so much yet I find it hard to comprehend what it must be like for him and I feel annoyed by how he is.  To be honest I havd felt some awful horrible things despite how much I love him and I cant really express to anyone quite how I feel about it as I guess I dont really know.

    It feels like a life sentence at the moment and I can only hope that he will come to terms with who he is ( or what he is as he likes to put it -and that is horrid and makes me sad he sees himself like that)

    How old is your son?

    Take care, there are great days, ok days and really awful days - try and hang onto the great ones when the going gets tough!

    Mary x

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  • Exactly I understand totally how you feel as it is just how I feel too.  Diagnosed  last month after a year of appointments , depresson, (him) and countless problems at school.  There is element of relief because it does explain so so much yet I find it hard to comprehend what it must be like for him and I feel annoyed by how he is.  To be honest I havd felt some awful horrible things despite how much I love him and I cant really express to anyone quite how I feel about it as I guess I dont really know.

    It feels like a life sentence at the moment and I can only hope that he will come to terms with who he is ( or what he is as he likes to put it -and that is horrid and makes me sad he sees himself like that)

    How old is your son?

    Take care, there are great days, ok days and really awful days - try and hang onto the great ones when the going gets tough!

    Mary x

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