I need help
i'm now 32 weeks pregnant, i have 3 children one of whom has autism and my husband is waiting for an assessment for aspergers (an autistic spectrum disorder) and i really think i'm getting to the point where i can't cope.
i saw my doctor today and all he said was that i was getting overwhelmed by my situation and my hormones are getting to me, i tried to do a self referral to social services and they won't help and on top of all that i have got really bad insomnia and i'm exausted no-one in the family can have my son for more than a couple of hours and all i want is a break and i don't know what to do now. any advice anyone....anita xx
i saw my doctor today and all he said was that i was getting overwhelmed by my situation and my hormones are getting to me, i tried to do a self referral to social services and they won't help and on top of all that i have got really bad insomnia and i'm exausted no-one in the family can have my son for more than a couple of hours and all i want is a break and i don't know what to do now. any advice anyone....anita xx
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All the best of luck I hope it works out for you
Anna
hopefully jason will settle down soon now the house is starting to get organised again and the doctor has found someone to diagnose my husband but he can't really accept that he has a problem so until he accepts it and learns to live with aspergers rather than pretending there is nothing wrong with him it is going to hard, i'm just glad he took the first step in asking dc to diagnose him. thanks for listening more than anything i just needed to talk to someone because Dean (husband) being asd doesn't do emotions and can't cope with them so it just gets bottled up til i am ready to explode....anita xx
I do really admire you, you seem to have a lot to deal with having more children aswell. Has she got a reason for not referring you for respite?
Does Jason go to school or is he younger?
Have you tried the national autism society website?
www.nas.org.uk
It has got a bit on there about getting help in your area.
I hope you are feeling better. Take Care of yourself.
All the best
Anna