Ds1 is 13. He was probably the happiest most engaging child you've ever met, but it changed when he went to school and has got progressively worse. He's had difficult times with friendships over the years and is super sensitive. I also suspect very mild asd, bit nothing which would get a diagnosis, just socially awkward, controlling/ difficult with food and lacking in spatial awareness/ sensitivity (even the dog doesn't like him as he's always bothering her but does nothing for her eg. Food it walk). So he's always been difficult compared to my younger 2, but recently the negativity is out of hand.
He constantly compares himself to anyone and everyone, but obviously only compares how he is worse off, never better off. He moans about everything. Nothing is right, from the cereal bought to the very nice phone he bought and chose himself. Mornings are the worst. I'm torn between sympathy for what could be depression and thinking it's just normal, it'll pass. It's really affecting me though. I'm staying to dislike bring around him, which I'm sure he'll sense and the constant depressive attitude is making me depressed. I don't know what to do, because I'm finding it hard. I don't know how it what to do be for him. I don't want to acknowledge every problem as 'real' but at the same time I don't want to squash all the issues. Do ignore? Correct? Listen and acknowledge?