Son diagnosed with ASD but what do I do now?

So my 9 yo son got his diagnosis a few months back now, but what do I do with this? It's a bit like the doctors say "Yeah he has ASD, here are a few support websites, bye."

His behaviour has been quite odd (more unusual than normal)  rececently after moving school. He's constantly grumpy and is having major mood swings and has had a few bizarre melt downs over the most unusual things. He's always had melt downs and his quirks and I know that comes with the ASD, but it seems as if he's not happy anymore and something's not right. I've tried talking to him and he says he doesn't know what's up and shrugs it off.

Am I supposed to be taking him to see someone? Or am I supposed to just take this as how life is? 

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  • Yes it will help him in later life if he has structured support as an adult with out it he will just be neglected. 

    To learn to deal with life with autism as a child with support will allow him to prepare for adult life, I don't know about you but when I left school I felt like life had punched me in the balls, bill insurance's , bank accounts, credit cards ect.

    Plus as an adult I can't get any support period, get him everything available put him in a school that has a good reputation for educating autistic children

    Plus if you can a specialist in autism would be good to have for proper advice. 

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  • Yes it will help him in later life if he has structured support as an adult with out it he will just be neglected. 

    To learn to deal with life with autism as a child with support will allow him to prepare for adult life, I don't know about you but when I left school I felt like life had punched me in the balls, bill insurance's , bank accounts, credit cards ect.

    Plus as an adult I can't get any support period, get him everything available put him in a school that has a good reputation for educating autistic children

    Plus if you can a specialist in autism would be good to have for proper advice. 

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