Auggters Mental health

My daughter has Autism, she is severely struggling with her.mental health. Her and her dad don't get on, he just doesn't understand her difficulties. He gets drunk every night and is either happy with her or he can be nasty with her. 

She struggles with her mood and when she's down he doesn't get it, he just think she's being awkward and difficult. But she is hard work when lile this and needs total quietness in the house which is difficult as you can imagine we can't be in the kitchen making tea or doing normal day to day things. 

I'm inbetween them both I understand how she's feeling but then also understand why he gets frustrated with her. He doesn't help the situation by being off with her as this makes her worse.

I just don't know what to do or where to turn? 

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  • Being caught in the middle is the worst. Have you considered family therapy? Sometimes having a neutral third party help everyone communicate can make a huge difference. And honestly, your husband's drinking isn't helping anyone. He needs to get some support too, maybe Al-Anon for family members of alcoholics?

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  • Being caught in the middle is the worst. Have you considered family therapy? Sometimes having a neutral third party help everyone communicate can make a huge difference. And honestly, your husband's drinking isn't helping anyone. He needs to get some support too, maybe Al-Anon for family members of alcoholics?

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