It took a serious accident for my autistic son to get the help he needed

April 16, 2016 autism, Carers, Featured Article, health

Glass and blood went everywhere when my teenage son removed every fragment of the window he had broken with his bare hands.’

Lucy Marsden

I don’t wonder how the accident could have been avoided, because I know. The way everything was at the time, I don’t see how any parent or carer could have avoided it other than by marching to the council offices, handing their child over and saying: “Here, you do it now. I’ve asked for help repeatedly and you’ve given me none. I’ve had enough.”

The accident happened in the holidays. As usual, my autistic child and his siblings were stuck at home inside. I could no longer keep them all safe on my own outside so it was better not to go out. This had been going on for a year.

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