I would love to hear from anyone who has had to make the very painful decision to send their beloved child into a residential setting to live and maybe come home at weekends. My boy is 13 and severely autistic. He was diagnosed when 2 and a half and has no langauge apart from repeating things.
He has become extremely difficult to manage at home. We have four other children and none of us want him to go but at the same time know that we cannot carry on like this as a family. We have tried everything to help our son. Home schooling, one to one for 40 hours a week. He accesses great things at his school but when at home wont leave his bedroom. We use photos for his schedules all day every day and he is on a anti pyscotic drug to keep him calm but we are now at a point where nothing seems to help.
Love to hear from anyone out there
