When my ds got diagnosed with autism at a young age I found things a lot as easier as I do now he's a teenager. I know hormones are also partly to blame but I genuinely find it a lot harder to understand his behaviours. He's very well behaved in school and has excellent results! But as soon as he's home he's like a whirlwind. The last few days he's been extremely angry and if I ask him what's up he either says nothing or that he doesn't know, he gets more angry the more I continue to ask so I try and leave him to it till he calms down. But it's draining, he will follow me around, make silly noises, lock himself in the bathroom and things like that. I am aware that that probably also could be due to the masking in school.
Since his diagnosis I've never received any help and I thought I (dad is no longer around and hasn't been for years) I was coping well but lately I feel like I'm failing him.