"both my wonderful teenager are late diagnosed asd"
TRIGGER WARNING: SUICIDE
Both my wonderful teenagers are late diagnosed ASD. They are 14 & 17 and both currently out of education. My 14 year old daughter has sensory needs and social anxiety, she could not manage at school and we were threatened with attendance meetings so felt we had no choice but to deregister her. My 17 year old son is very clever but had a breakdown after completing his GCSEs due to the amount of pressure put on him and his needs not being met.
CAMHs discharged my son despite him being suicidal as he has ASD, we've spent nearly £2.5k so far on a private psychiatrist and medication for our son. Our daughter is still on the waiting list for CAMHs but we are expecting a similar result. PMH FB community has been a lifeline in getting support and advice as there's no support for parents of mentally ill children. It's had a massive effect on our family. Having a safe space to vent my frustrations and my fears has been vital to me otherwise I really don't know how I would have coped over the last 2 years.
