Hi All 
Looking for advice really or any tips or pointers?
My son has just turned 12 and we have gone back and forth with CAMHS since primary school with regards to a diagnosis for ASD. Yet again we have been told that he does have some ASD traits but cannot be diagnosed officially.
As a family we have adapted to his little quirks and life is fairly normal but it has become apparent since starting Secondary School that other children find his quirks either hard to deal with or a reason to bully and push him around.
As a mother I am finding it so hard to see him come out of school literally bursting with emotion and then exploding with all the things that are worrying him. His self esteem is so low and he is critical about everything from his looks, what people think of him the list is endless. He is a bright, handsome and loving boy who just wants to fit in but we cannot get through a week without a situation with his friends. It appears that it stems from him not being able to tell the difference between a joke and sarcasm. He is very black and white and literal and I think the other children are not always quite sure what to make of him? I have ended up getting involved with the school and trying to help him find ways to explain himself but we seem to be hitting a brick wall.
He gets very emotional when he's angry which leads him to be embarrassed if he gets teary. Children making fun of him sends him into orbit and I have had teachers tell me he they have found a letter he wrote saying he hated himself, and wanted to die. he is trying to stick up for himself but has ended up getting into physical fights as he when children come at him all at once with verbal attacks he cannot cope.
What can I get Senco to help us with? He is booked to start counselling but is there anything else we can be doing as a family to help him?
Worried Mum :(
