[caro]

I am so worried about my son, he is 17 years old and has autism, ADHD and has now turned to drugs. We have had 2 years of him being suicidal, admitted to hospital 7 times, nights of him wandering the streets. He was desperate to find friends and now has friends who are under age who deal and use on a daily basis. My son has not been able to attend school very much over the last 2 years because of his mental health problems. my husband is so sad and shutdown he doesn’t want to speak about what has happened to our family. My son has had meltdowns and borken things around our house, stolen money, broken into our safes, he is highly impulsive and emotional. His life has reduced to drug use only. We have tried so hard to support him to get involved in things but nothing has worked. I feel very sad and hopeless and powerless to do anything.

[goldfish]

Hi Caro, I have a 22 year old daughter who has been just as you describe your son, with a husband also shut down. Eventually after three harrowing years she got herself into rehab, and is there at the moment. she was using heroin and crack. it was the mental health services who got her involved with the drug support team. She had a psychotic episode which triggered Early intervention team. I have gained a lot of support from a Rethink families group. you are not alone. big hug to you. its so hard when they are young and still need lots of help, so hard to set boundaries and see them suffer. My daughter wrecked the house. bannisters kicked out ;doors kicked through, baths overflowing at 4 in the morning. constantly borrowing /taking money. I blamed myself. Now I’ve learned that doesn’t help.

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