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curlycai

Hi I wonder if someone could give me advice on my 19 year old son. He doesnt interact with people either friends or people that come to the house he shuts himself away he cannot hold a job down for very long he is very depressed and has bad rages that result in hitting doors or smashing anything in his path he used to do this when he was little and thought he would grow out of it but as hes got older he has got worse hes obsessed with things like washing his clothes all the time pumping up his pillow he either sleeps all day and up all night or the other way around. And spends way too much time on his own in his room. I am at my wits end could he have Aspergers Syndrome? I was reading an article in a mag and the young girl was discribing all the things that my son is doing but put a name to it ASD. Im a single parent and have no one to discuss this with can someone tell me what to do please?

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  • Find out if there's a parents' group in your area. The NAS website may have links to one, but they may also be found in the telephone directory/yellow pages under such labels as "county" autism society.

    I mention this because you say you are a single parent and have no-one to ask. Even if it proves not to be autism and something different, what you may want is some one-to-one discussion with people from a support group where many will have experience of being in a family with an AS member.

    Failing that you should be able to get some support on here. As SamF says it is difficult to give advice as you really need to seek professional help, but your own circumstances perhaps justify contacting a parents' group this early.

    Good Luck

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  • Find out if there's a parents' group in your area. The NAS website may have links to one, but they may also be found in the telephone directory/yellow pages under such labels as "county" autism society.

    I mention this because you say you are a single parent and have no-one to ask. Even if it proves not to be autism and something different, what you may want is some one-to-one discussion with people from a support group where many will have experience of being in a family with an AS member.

    Failing that you should be able to get some support on here. As SamF says it is difficult to give advice as you really need to seek professional help, but your own circumstances perhaps justify contacting a parents' group this early.

    Good Luck

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