I am a single mum with an autistic teen - 18 and at uni. She is super bright and coping well at uni generally. She is clever about situations to avoid and places not to go to and navigates life well with round the clock support from me either when she is at home or through face time and texts etc.
She is at home 50% of the time and then attends lectures online. She is A*.
I have to work long hours and I am the only provider with 2 students.
I try to do as much as I can for her whilst also trying to educate her to be more independent because I am not going to live forever and at some point she will have to deal with practicalities. This is just not working. I am happy to care for her, pay for her and even put up with her bad behaviour towards the family, but sometimes this is really getting to me and I feel I can’t take it anymore. She is not listening to anything I say and then is accusing me of things she is making up. There is nothing I can do about it. I can just hope it blows over. My greatest fear is that she will call on her abusive father in those moments and then once she is is his clutches, she won’t be able to untangle herself and I can’t reach her anymore. She is indirectly blackmailing me with this and this has been used against me as long as I can remember.
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Child mental health
Blackmailed by autistic teen
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Toadcatcher · 01/03/2024 10:08
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