Space and 9 year old

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Hi I'm after a bit of advice please. My son is 9 and awaiting a diagnosis possible high function autism, he does lose his temper easily and has anxiety issues. My daughter is 4 and they play upstairs alot together. He's been extra anxious tonight and said he would like time alone. He isn't with us all the time 50/50 care with ex. I'm really worried as he's acting really anxious. Could it be his age? Could it be the younger sibling? I'm at a loss!

Does he just mean time alone in his room? I have a 9 year old with ADHD and some autistic traits. He needs his space alone, playing in his room/ watching tv alone etc. If he doesn’t get this then there’s a definite deterioration in behaviour. He just needs to ‘be’ sometimes.

Yeah time alone In his room. It's just he's never been a child who ever wanted to be alone! Guess it's the age etc? It's just hard to understand as I can't get a straight answer at times!

My NT 10yo started wanting time alone in his room and peace and quiet away from a younger sibling around 8/9yo as his younger brother always annoys him/messes up what he is playing with etc, It sounds pretty normal to me.

Thank you