Our 14yo dd has ASD - mildly, you would not know it if you met her and in fact she has an active social life. She wanted to go to a party tonight, we said she couldn't (reasons not relevant) and after trying in turn being nice, being sad and being angry, none of which shifted us, she left for school saying calmly she would see us on Monday as she needed some time away from us and would be staying with friends.
It's quite possible this is a bluff, but if it isn't, what should we do?
If she will tell us where she is, then we could turn up to collect her (obviously we can't physically force her to come with us but presumably it will be horrifically embarrassing for her if we show up and having a scene even more so); and if she won't, then we call the police in the hope that the words "my autistic child has disappeared and I don't know where she is" will get them to do something . But will the police actually do anything under these circumstances, or will they just yawn and say "Sorry, obviously a bit of a domestic, not our problem; we'll start taking it seriously if she's gone 48 hours".
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14yo dd threatening to disappear for the weekend
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Number42 · 23/01/2015 09:45
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