Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi there.. I'm just looking for some advice really. My son is almost 11 he has adhd and autism. He is really struggling in school emotionally and socially. Some of his 'friends' are sometimes mean it is genuinely just kids being kids at times some children are just mean to him to hurt his feelings he doesn't really have any real friends an its so hard as a mother to see this. I have thought about home schooling numerous times but I worry if its the right choice for him. As he is so eaten up daily just by the things other children say to him.
His self esteem is really low and he doesn't think very nice things about himself which I obviously tell him isn't true when he's on medication his mood is severely low when he isn't on meds he can still be low but can switch up between moods quite quickly so it can seem as though he's brushing things off easily but he really isn't he internalises everything. Cahms have said he doesn't qualify for help from them as he was referred by school. I just feel at a loss and don't know what to do to help him