Published on 12, July, 2020
My 24 year old son has Aspergers, although not diagnosed as there is no funding in Ayrshire for adults to be diagnosed, we have done all the online tests and he scores high on them all.
We have now found out he has a gambling addiction and is thousands of pounds in debt. I am worried sick and don't know how to deal with it. We have made him go to gamblers annonymous and also took bank cards off him, informed gambling sites/payday loans of his addiction. What else can we do?
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For people with Asperger's syndrome, if they do go to specialists, it is most often because of alcohol or other addictions. Sometimes they are misdiagnosed as schizotypal, schizoid, paranoid, or other personality disorders, as well as nonspecific psychosis and depression. In this case, they are recommended a treatment regimen that not only does not have the desired effect but also further aggravates the patient's condition. Of course, gambling is not appropriate for your son as a hobby. But he can, instead of gambling, watch reviews on it https://wildcardcityvip.com/. It would help if you saw a specialist start treatment.