My lovely son

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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  • Hi Caireen,

    I understand you dont want to go against him, but it sounds like he has been struggling a while now and if he refuses to go and see a doctor  your family may be able to help you.

    I would look for a local support group as longman suggested to as you need some support to help with this.

    Keep posting to let us know how you are doing, also there is a parentline that you can phone for instant advice and they will be able to point you in the right direction to getting help for your son.

    sam

    x

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  • Hi Caireen,

    I understand you dont want to go against him, but it sounds like he has been struggling a while now and if he refuses to go and see a doctor  your family may be able to help you.

    I would look for a local support group as longman suggested to as you need some support to help with this.

    Keep posting to let us know how you are doing, also there is a parentline that you can phone for instant advice and they will be able to point you in the right direction to getting help for your son.

    sam

    x

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