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Without wishing to get all party political about this, we were very fortunate to have a well funded CAMHS service in our location at the time of diagnosis. The support and services available to us on the NHS were superb. The state of the same CAMHS service 20 years later is an absolute...

I agree, but it's harder to ignore as the child gets older and more capable of damaging themselves and others. Most parents understand a toddler tantrum and understand why ignoring it is a good method. Fewer people understand a 13 year old ranting and raving at his parent, who is trying to...

Yeah this. I remember many years ago, I had to take two taxi journeys, to ferry all 5 of us from a hotel to a family meal. I went in the first journey with Charlie and my Daughter and dropped them off with my mum. Charlie was agitated about the restaurant we were going to and was behaving...

I'm sure he will. A lot of parents will get very defensive about their autistic kids' behaviour. I've done it myself, several times. As autism is a spectrum disorder, it is often not easy to establish whether the child has challenges or not. My son presents as neuro-typical, so was often...

I agree with what you're saying, research into the causes autism is useful. However the disparity in funding for "curing" the problem and supporting the condition are stark. Ultimately, the cynic in me feels that the pharmaceutical industry know that a "cure" for Autism is a potential gold...

Cheers. Of course I give myself a hard time about it. How could I not. But I can't change any of that, so don't dwell on it. Now that I've acknowledged what was wrong, I have to stop myself from doing exactly the same thing, by telling him what to think from my new perspective! It's hard, the...

My son is 22 and was diagnosed at 3. He is high functioning/Aspergers. We have been working with the "problem" most of his life. There were many bumps along the way. At 19 there was a physical confrontation at his mother's house, which led to the Police being called and him spending the night...

Fasc fascinating, thank you