Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi all, I have a question to any parents out there with a teenage autistic child. My 15 year old daughter is currently in the transition from mainstream to a specialise school due to her social emotional needs. She leaves next Friday but for the last few weeks every other day she will refuse to go into school for no apparent reason.
I understand she is anxious about leaving and starting a new school but I have to question is she being a typical teenager who doesn't want to go? I have taken away her phone and stopped her from going to after school club as a punishment for not going to school but does this make a difference? Should I even be punishing her or just accept that her refusal of school goes with the territory.
Would love to hear your opinions on this as the school aren't interested now because she is leaving shortly anyway
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I don't think there's any need to be horrible. Parenting is an extremely difficult thing. She has come here asking for advice because she cares about her daughter. Not to be made to feel rubbish. You can give your advice without being rude about it!
Binary, thank you! I haven't come on here to upset anyone .Unfortunately I don't know many people who have autistic children let alone a teenager with autism.
I do not have a lot of family support so I never know if I'm doing the right or wrong thing. Certainly taking away her phone isn't something I am proud of but I do have another child who although she totally understand what her sister has to go through day in day out I also have to make these rules apply to both children, that being said I do make a lot of allowances for my daughter because I am aware she is finding this too much ... god even I'm struggling! But that doesn't make me a bad parent.
I just want to do right by my daughter x
We still have volleyball here, might as well play a game!