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Teenage boy (17) with 'mild' Aspergers

ja

Are there any parents out there who would like to share stories in a similar situation?

My son is 17 and although was told he had Aspergers could not be given the  diagnosis as the assessment was inconclusive due to his answers.  I would love to talk to other parents with a child of similar age to swap stories please.

Thanks.

JA

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  • Hi yes he attended college but has finished now it wasnt easy i had meetings with the college before he started and they promised to have things in place before he started to support him, he struggled the first 3 months as they didnt give him the support. Luckly i had found a college near where his grandparents live so he never used the canteen for breaks he went to there house.

    We were hoping he would go back this year but he wasnt given any positive responses from the college so sadly he's not in college or working which is having a knock on effect socially. Scope are working with him to try and find him some sort of work or work placement but sometimes its so obvious they dont understand aspergers they bombard him with information that he dosent maintain and through him into situations which really freak him out

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  • Hi yes he attended college but has finished now it wasnt easy i had meetings with the college before he started and they promised to have things in place before he started to support him, he struggled the first 3 months as they didnt give him the support. Luckly i had found a college near where his grandparents live so he never used the canteen for breaks he went to there house.

    We were hoping he would go back this year but he wasnt given any positive responses from the college so sadly he's not in college or working which is having a knock on effect socially. Scope are working with him to try and find him some sort of work or work placement but sometimes its so obvious they dont understand aspergers they bombard him with information that he dosent maintain and through him into situations which really freak him out

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