We have a 13 year old son with Aspergers. He was diagnieed 4 years ago. I have tried so hard to connect / bond with him. Ive been to night classes, put him in therapy, read books, joined groups. He has quit every sport I've tried to play with him. He will not obey any of our family rules, often doesn't do his chores, annoys his 2 sisters for his entertainment. He wants to live in our house entirely according to his own rules. It got so bad that we changed his screen time to no restrictions just so we could get some peace. Now he spends up to 10 hours a day on weekends on there. We've called the Police because his meltdowns have been uncontrollable. I am at the stage where I feel nothing for him anymore. I feel horrible admitting this, but it's the truth. I don't feel love for him and I hate that I feel like this but there is absolutely no connection between me and him. I'm absolutely exhausted. His therapy sessions have cost thousands. His behaviour has just continued to get worse. I feel like he does his sessions because he knows he has to. He just 'gets them out of the wsy' and everything he talks about in there is just lip service. We've seen 0 effort or changes from him to try snd regulate himself better. We're going to end them and try to find a better way to get some respite. We're at our absolute wits end.

Posted by Mattosan at 2025-06-15 08:31:09 UTC