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Struggling single parent

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Hi everyone. I thought I would come here as I guess I'm just hoping there's other people out there that understand.

I have a 10 year old son and I'm really struggling with his behaviour at the moment. Its so frustrating because he's the most sweetest loving caring little boy at times but when he's not getting his own way he loses his temper and goes from 0 to 100. He heavily masks this at school and other places which is great he can be well behaved elsewhere but also hard because I feel like my family think I'm just a bad mum and it's me thats the problem. I can come across as miserable and stressed but the truth is I am because a lot of the time he's lashing out at me and saying the most nasty stuff. He's s big boy for his age so it's now starting to hurt when he hits. 

He's my world and I love him so much but the bad behaviour is so stressful at the moment it's making me feel numb. 

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  • Hi and welcome to the community.

    I'm very sorry to hear of your struggles.

    You might find the suggested strategies and other guidance in these articles helpful:

    NAS - Autism and anger management - a guide for parents and carers

    NAS - Distressed behaviour - a guide for all audiences

    The second article includes (for example) a suggestion to arrange an appointment with his GP to request a referral to a behavioural specialist.

    Regardless of the other replies that you might also receive here, you might also like to consider requesting a call from another parent via the NAS’s emotional support helpline. This would enable you to discuss your feelings via a more personal, one-to-one, phone conversation: 

    “The Parent to Parent Emotional Support Service provides emotional support to parents and carers regarding their autistic children/grown-up children. The service is provided by trained volunteers with personal experience as the parent of an autistic child or adult. Our focus is on emotional support and understanding what it is like for you as a parent. We offer empathy, understanding, and a safe space to talk through your feelings and experiences.”

    NAS - Parent to Parent Emotional Support Helpline

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  • Hi and welcome to the community.

    I'm very sorry to hear of your struggles.

    You might find the suggested strategies and other guidance in these articles helpful:

    NAS - Autism and anger management - a guide for parents and carers

    NAS - Distressed behaviour - a guide for all audiences

    The second article includes (for example) a suggestion to arrange an appointment with his GP to request a referral to a behavioural specialist.

    Regardless of the other replies that you might also receive here, you might also like to consider requesting a call from another parent via the NAS’s emotional support helpline. This would enable you to discuss your feelings via a more personal, one-to-one, phone conversation: 

    “The Parent to Parent Emotional Support Service provides emotional support to parents and carers regarding their autistic children/grown-up children. The service is provided by trained volunteers with personal experience as the parent of an autistic child or adult. Our focus is on emotional support and understanding what it is like for you as a parent. We offer empathy, understanding, and a safe space to talk through your feelings and experiences.”

    NAS - Parent to Parent Emotional Support Helpline

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