Hi, my 14yr old son was diagnosed with Autism aged 3. He has always struggled with school since he started his sen primary school. He got expelled aged 8 for his challenging behaviour but at the time he was also diagnosed with Anxiety and panic attacks. He went to another school for his last primary years and even though he did have flare ups of school refusal he did okay. He started a little independent school especially for Autism and was okay at first then his attendance started to go downhill. Now a 14yr that I can no longer carry into the car to get to school he s completely refusing. School have been great with no pressure and suggesting possible PDA. Trouble is he is constantly on his xbox. He isn't eating or drinking that much, barely gets out of bed or even wash and change his clothes. He is verbally aggressive often and if I even go in his room he shouts to get out as he is in a other match. I have threatened to take it away but get told how he will kill himself and nothing else matters. With not going to school he sees no one, he says he don't need friends as he has them on gaming. I do worry over his mental health and know I need to remove it but can't face my house being destroyed.
Just to add I have also told him he needs to have blood work for a genetic testing as his brother was around this age when his kidney started to fail and he is refusing that too staring he will just die. So I know he has losts going on his mind and with hormones too. He went to see someone a few yrs back as he was scared getting older and a big fear of death but he won't even talk no more
Sorry for the long post