New Diagnosis

Hey there @CJJ74

Thank you so much for joining the forums and for contributing on here. I hope that you receive the support that you need. I just wanted to add how amazing it is that you are seeking some advice for yourself and for your son, it is not often that parents are wanting to really understand their child's diagnoses and help them as much as they can, so I really commend you for doing so. You have come to the right platform!

I'm sure many of our members will have advice on their own experience with this (or something similar), but for now I wanted to share this thread with you from our Topic Tuesday last night that focussed on being an unpaid carer and the support and services that there are for you and your family.

Here is the link: https://saneforums.org/t5/Special-Events/Topic-Tuesday-Caring-For-The-Carer-Tues-29th-November-2022-7-8/m-p/1226618#M6129

Thank you again for sharing and for reaching out,

All the best,

Amber22

hey @CJJ74 ❤️ Welcome to the forums! I thought I'd tag a few of the carers here. I don't know if they have experience with schizoaffective disorder, but I know they're wonderfully supportive! @Shaz51 @Krishna @Ana1 @Determined @Faith-and-Hope @Smc @tired_sisyphus

This sounds like a big time of change. I can see so much care and that you want to help your son with his recovery. Your son is very lucky to have such a supportive parent.

I don't have much experience with this, but did you know that you can search the forums? I've included some images which show you how ❤️

Take care ❤️

Hi and welcome to the forums @CJJ74 .

I don’t habe personal experience with schizophrenia-effective disorder, but I have had adult children struggling with anxiety and depression from a coercive-control DV situation I didn’t recognise for what it was. There are lovely people here, and some do have experience with the schizo-effective spectrum.

Hot Chocolate Anyone ?

Maybe @amber22 will jump in with you ❤️ @Faith-and-Hope

And @CJJ74 the Hot chocolate thread is a social thread where Carers can check in with each other 😊

Feel free to join me if you would like a chat @CJJ74 @Faith-and-Hope ❤️

https://saneforums.org/t5/Social-Spaces/Hot-Chocolate-Anyone/m-p/1234267/highlight/true#M27258

Hello and welcome @CJJ74

With the DSP your son's medical team should be able to guide him to get the pension

When my husband was told he could go on the pension after his breakdown and an attempt by his specialist ( but he refused to )

When I became a carer for my elderly mum , you will be able to apply for this too

@amber22 , @Former-Member , @Bunniekins