• Replies 5 replies
  • Subscribers 65 subscribers
  • Views 854 views
  • Users 0 members are here
Options
Related
Hints and tips
  • To quote someone's message, first select/highlight the relevant text, and then use the Quote button that appears
  • To "mention" someone, type @ followed by the start of the forum name, and choose from the list; that person will get a notification of being mentioned

Just some advice please.

Fantasy

Hey, 

I'm new on here and just wanting a chat and some advice on a few things. 

My step son is 17 years old. He's 18 in September. At the moment he only has a clinical diagnosis as they don't diagnose until he's 18 years old. We can get the ball rolling now to get a diagnosis once he's 18. Is there any benefits out there that he can apply for as he won't leave the house and get a job? He only goes out with us. We do have to be carefully when he goes out on his own as he can be a risk to himself. Child benefit is now stopping for him too so now we get less for him. He's going back to college in September but I don't no what to do if he's still not got a job once he leaves full time education. 

How do we support him.?

Thank you.

Parents

  • Well I'm only going by what his specialist doctor is saying. In our area there are only 1-2 doctors that can do the assessments and diagnose and cos of that the waiting list is really long. So while we are waiting for an appointment the doctor he is seeing at the moment has said he has a clinical diagnosis for aspergers. Were just waiting for a proper diagnosis. 

    Hope that all makes sense what I said. There's a lot to take in. 

    Thank you.

Reply

  • Well I'm only going by what his specialist doctor is saying. In our area there are only 1-2 doctors that can do the assessments and diagnose and cos of that the waiting list is really long. So while we are waiting for an appointment the doctor he is seeing at the moment has said he has a clinical diagnosis for aspergers. Were just waiting for a proper diagnosis. 

    Hope that all makes sense what I said. There's a lot to take in. 

    Thank you.

Children
No Data