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My daughter is 28 and has autism

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Since my daughter was diagnosed at 20 years old, it feels like the autism is getting worse if thats possible? 

She struggles now more than ever, she does less for herself than she ever used to. Shes argumentative and complains at everything.

She never seems happy anymore unless its me (her mum) and her, or her and her carer. She causes daily conflict at home and treats her dad like hes dirt.

We're really struggling with her at home with us, as she brings the mood down unless of course shes getting her own way.

We cant go away, because she refuses to stay home with her sister who is a midwife, we feel trapped and don't know what to do or where to go.

  • What should we do? 

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  • Just a thought - could she be developing something like depression? I could see it being easy for a diagnosis like autism to be used as the reason for everything that crops up and eclipse other perspectives, but it might be worth exploring what else might be going on. Depression is more common for autistic people as well. There could be a lot of other things to consider besides this, though - mental, physical and lifestyle-based. I couldn't guess and I'm not an expert, but maybe someone like a psychiatrist, GP, specialist medical professional could help you explore this?

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  • Just a thought - could she be developing something like depression? I could see it being easy for a diagnosis like autism to be used as the reason for everything that crops up and eclipse other perspectives, but it might be worth exploring what else might be going on. Depression is more common for autistic people as well. There could be a lot of other things to consider besides this, though - mental, physical and lifestyle-based. I couldn't guess and I'm not an expert, but maybe someone like a psychiatrist, GP, specialist medical professional could help you explore this?

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