Hi - I'm mum to a seventeen year old son with Aspergers. I'm becoming increasingly concerned with his aggressive behaviour and wonder if anyone has any tips, advice, resource suggestions.
He is currently under CAMHS. He refuses medication that has been offered to him to help alieviate high anxiety levels and promote healthy sleep patterns. He does though self medicate through the use of cannabis and he has dabbled in the use of stronger drugs. I also have a drug support agency for young people involved as part of external agency support.
There has been thousands of pounds worth of damage created during meltdowns over the last few years. Meltdowns usually occur when he is hyper focused on obtaining what he wants but is finding resistance (usually because it's either inappropriate, illegal or just downright not possible). His aggression is becoming more and more physically threatening which is a real worry. My husband left the family home a year ago and so there is just myself and my younger teenage daughter. He has no qualms about pushing us out of his way, has dragged me across the floor by my feet, throws chairs etc. not at me but in front of me, bashes walls, doors etc and he will come up to me, put his forehead against mine and scream in my face, which at his six feet two to my five feet four is quite intimidating. I know that obviously if in danger I would need to call the police but wonder if anyone else out there has experienced this and has any advice or resource advice for effective management of the situation i.e. how I could better deal with an emotionally charged and threatenig situation but without giving in to impossible demands.
Thank you!
