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some questions about stress

star2717

Hi everyone,

I'm looking for some information and would be really grateful if you could help.

I teach in a complex learning needs primary school and am currently studying for a postgraduate certificate in Autism.

I am researching how stress affects parents of children with Autism, what support is available to parents and what effect this support has. I'm hoping to use this research to set up a parent information and support group in the school.

I'd really like to know what parents find to be the most stressful issues, how you cope with these issues and if there is support available, what is the most useful form of support?

Thank you in advance for taking the time to reply to this post.

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  • Hi there.

    The most stressful thing I find is how the school reacts to my son's "behaviour" - i.e. how he behaves when unhappy, stressed or angry. Being at home and waiting for the phone to ring has been just a horrific experience at times. We feel totally blamed as parents when we get called in to "sort him out" and the whole situation threatens our relationship with my son.

    The other thing I find stressful on a daily basis - although not on the same scale as the above, is his relationship with his siblings, which isn't at all good, and I grieve for what I would like them to have, but haven't got.

    Hellsbells

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  • Hi there.

    The most stressful thing I find is how the school reacts to my son's "behaviour" - i.e. how he behaves when unhappy, stressed or angry. Being at home and waiting for the phone to ring has been just a horrific experience at times. We feel totally blamed as parents when we get called in to "sort him out" and the whole situation threatens our relationship with my son.

    The other thing I find stressful on a daily basis - although not on the same scale as the above, is his relationship with his siblings, which isn't at all good, and I grieve for what I would like them to have, but haven't got.

    Hellsbells

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