Hi There, i am the father of a 14 year old boy in need of help, ever since he was young my son showed signs of being on the spectrum, he hated school from day one and still does, socially awkward(as am i) he would zone out wringing and clapping his hands, only drink from certain cups, new clothes were almost impossible to wear, no physical contact, too much noise or groups of people like parties a no-no etc..etc, his first school were quite good with an internal team that said it was a senses thing, took him out of music, languages, drama, he still hated school so we tried another school close by and things have got so much worse, he has had so many exclusions he may be permanently excluded, he has run away 3 times and lots more, his mum and i were referred to the lighthouse centre for diagnosis but asked back a year later to fill in a questionaire and still waiting, i feel i have let him down but not forcing the issue and maybe a diagnosis would help in some way, private diagnosis an option but really don't know where to turn, sorry for long post.
