Hello, my son is almost 11 and on the spectrum. He also has dyspraxia and very poor short term memory. He was diagnosed 3 years ago and had one follow up visit with the specialist a year after, but we were told that as he/I was coping well no further visits were necessary. Just lately my son seems to be struggling to cope emotionally - erratic visits from his father, constantly letting him down and worries about moving to secondary school are obviously contributary factors as (I am sure) are hormonal changes. I have been unable to work since January because of stress and depression and have just started counselling. I believe my son needs this type of help, but who do I go to? He hasn't seen a GP for over 4 years as he is sickeningly healthy (!) but should I start there, or with the specialist or is there a local (Kent) Autism organisation that could help?
