Im having a lot of problems with my son at the moment who is 13..
He was diagnosed with classic Autism when he was 3 and although he can communicate verbally (mainly for self interest but will answer sometimes) he is well below the standard of a normal 13 year old in language and understanding and he also has learning difficulties.. .
For the past few years he has not wanted to go to school and at the moment is completely refusing to go and doesnt seem to understand the importance of going to school or anything like that... This has been bad enough but he is now wanting to stay up late at night watching videos and on his ipad and if i try to make him go to bed or turn his ipad off or even his bedroom light off he gets nasty and attacks me and pushes me out of the bedroom.. He also doesnt want to do anything much and is very controlling with his behaviour about what he will do..
Ive used a visual timetable with him for years and this isnt working much with his routine anymore..
Has anyone had any experience or this or thoughts??
I would appreciate any help regarding strategies i can try to get him back into a good routine..