My son is a young adult diagnosed with Tourettes Syndrome & Asperges. He has a fairly low IQ & now lives in the community with carer support. His compulsion to spend is becoming a major problem - his carers have tried to help him budget but he usually argues & insists on shopping on the internet, & buying electronic gadgets & playstation games.
Has anyone got any ideas on how to cope with this sort of compulsion? He is now overdrawn & feeling miserable as now has no money to spend on Xmas presents & risks not being able to pay his rent & losing his Sky contract. I am giving him a small amount to spend on family presents, but am very concerned that he will never break free from this cycle of constant craving for consumer items.
It would be so helpful if the banks could show some responsibility & limit the issuing of debit/credit cards to vulnerable people. Does anyone know any helpful way in which obsessive spending can be controlled?
