Parent of 17 yr old autistic son

maidenchild1969

hi

im new have battled for years for support for my son got diagnosis at 14 by which time he has found his own way of coping which is gaming. No GCSEs as anxiety stopped him managing school. College promised support then pulled his course at last minute. So really struggling to motivate him to access education.

im a stroke survivor so struggle to do things myself.

just glad there’s a group I can come and chat with. As life’s a real struggle for me.

michelle

Joanne_Alumni

Hi @maidenchild1969,

welcome to the Community. I hope that you find people who have been in a similar situation to you and your son who may be able to support you. 

Adrian_Scope

Hi @maidenchild1969 and welcome to the community. It must be incredibly frustrating to see that opportunity snatched away. What was your son planning to study?

I'm really glad you've joined us and I hope we'll be able to offer you plenty of support. If there's anything in particular we're able to help with, please just let us know!

April2018mom

Hello @maidenchild1969. Have you contacted the NAS to see if they can help you or not?

This is their autism helpline number. 

https://www.autism.org.uk/get-involved/about-us/contact-us.aspx

maidenchild1969

Thank you all for such a warm welcome I’m feeling lost and blaming myselff