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Absolutely mentally exhausted parent

Rebecca Leathley

My son is 9,he has ASD and each day seems more challenging that the previous one. His behaviour is so bad and I am all out of options. Its now at the point where myself and his Dad are considering separating as our marriage isn't in the best of placed due to the struggles we face each day. It seems after diagnosis there is no further assistance. I feel vey overwhelmed by it all.

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  • i hope you and your husband can stick with it - if possible. after my diagnosis, there was no help. so i sort of no how you feel. you're just out in the lurch. for me, i read a lot of books about asd-- which is what i think you have to do. lots of books --- there's a book by ron suskind, a journalist, life animated, about raising his asd kid. there's this forum - it's pretty helpful. you can post questions here and get support and advice. try to find other forums... try to network,...   

    then there is therapy, which is what i recommend highly. but i hope you can find the right therapist, one who really knows asd. if they don't no asd, they probably are kind of useless.

    it'll be a longish road, but hopefully it will get easier. personally, i have to take it one day at a time. if i look too far ahead - it's just too much. 

    i think other people can offer more practical support for your child... 

    in terms of pills, i've held off myself. now, i am looking at sensitivities, limiting those, i watch my diet, i try to find things i'm interested in... i'm kind of looking at my asd as really the cause of my anxiety. taking pills is one option ---- i guess. trying to do everything to mitigate the asd is another option.

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  • i hope you and your husband can stick with it - if possible. after my diagnosis, there was no help. so i sort of no how you feel. you're just out in the lurch. for me, i read a lot of books about asd-- which is what i think you have to do. lots of books --- there's a book by ron suskind, a journalist, life animated, about raising his asd kid. there's this forum - it's pretty helpful. you can post questions here and get support and advice. try to find other forums... try to network,...   

    then there is therapy, which is what i recommend highly. but i hope you can find the right therapist, one who really knows asd. if they don't no asd, they probably are kind of useless.

    it'll be a longish road, but hopefully it will get easier. personally, i have to take it one day at a time. if i look too far ahead - it's just too much. 

    i think other people can offer more practical support for your child... 

    in terms of pills, i've held off myself. now, i am looking at sensitivities, limiting those, i watch my diet, i try to find things i'm interested in... i'm kind of looking at my asd as really the cause of my anxiety. taking pills is one option ---- i guess. trying to do everything to mitigate the asd is another option.

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