Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi. My adult ASD son left his partner. Their son is 2. The boy is with mum till custody is sorted out. We told him they should have equal shared care. His ex has big problems and takes advantage of him. I want to get some advice from an Autism counsellor as I think he may forego some of his parental rights without realising he wont get them back. Anybody know of such a service?
I know the relationship people, ‘relate’, have a lot of experience with working with people on the spectrum. They might be a good place to start. They offer several different ways of offering their services as well, such as online counselling and I think they might offer email support as well. You don’t have to be part of a couple either, to get counselling from them.
They may not be what you’re looking for, but you could have a chat to them and if they can’t help, they might be able to sign post you somewhere else.
The main NAS web site also has a help line which might also be useful. I think they might have a list of services that are available across the country, although I’m not certain about that, but again, if they can’t help directly, they might know where to sign post you.
Other than that, my only suggestion would be to have a search on line for specialist services. However, you don’t always need specialist autism support. My first support worker knew little to nothing about autism, but she was still really great. I think it depends more on the person, whether they’re able to form a connection with you/your son and what the challenges are.
Autism Plus, who currently support me, also work with individuals around relationships/understanding relationships etc so it also might be worth contacting them. Good luck.
Thanks ill try those things. You're right, just having someone understand and explain things - probably exact same things I'm saying but he tends not to listen to his dad or me much even though we're in tune with him. He'd rather trust the ex who has ruined things for him.