Struggling to navigate life with teenager

Hi @Wren05, that sounds like an intolerable situation.

Personally, I'd talk to HeadSpace family support https://headspace.org.au/services/family/

Please let us know how you go.

No one should have to navigate through a situation like this alone, @Wren05. It’s good that you have reached out here to seek support. @Radder makes a great suggestion there.

Coercive control in autism is a complex area and it’s important that you are seeking specialist guidance – perhaps through referral by the medical professionals making the diagnosis, or maybe Autism Association of Australia - Empowering autism families can help?

As you mention that you feel scared, you may also like to reach out to other services as well, to make sure you have some strong scaffolding around you to deal with this complex problem – and so that you don’t feel completely ‘shut down’. You may find it helpful to contact Carer Gateway, 1800 Respect or Parentline:

• Carer Gateway: Homepage | Carer Gateway
• 1800 Respect: Home | 1800RESPECT
• Parentline: Parentline is delivered by different services in each State/Territory. Search ‘parentline’ and the appropriate contact details for your location should come up.

At SANE, we can offer support for you as a carer. You might consider registering with our RecoveryClub programme, to access a series of 1:1 phone sessions where you can share your challenges and explore pathways for support. Welcome to SANE’s Recovery Club.

Here on the forums, you might find posts in the Families/Carers space that resonate Forums - Friends, families and carers. Please keep in touch with us, Wren05.

@Wren05 @D4Dolphin re Parentlines, see https://raisingchildren.net.au/grown-ups/services-support/about-services-support/helplines

@D4Dolphin your links don't work when you paste them in that manner, just like those of @hopeful_hannah. See the discussion at the end of https://saneforums.org/messages/1898430 re web browsers.

Hi @Wren05, sorry to hear about the challenges with your daughter at the moment. I hope you are able to get some advice and assistance for yourself and for your daughter. Nobody deserves to feel unsafe.

There is some really good links here and am glad @Radders link works parentline was a contact I thought of too for yourself 💛. Thinking of you

Thanks @Radder for flagging the links not working in that ?format. I did fill a tech form about the links not working when sent like that. The issue was acknowledged so thought it may have been investigated and possibly fixed but maybe not just yet.

Thanks so much for the links @D4Dolphin sane has so many good ones!! Look for this tech glitch to be fixed soon 🙏

@moderator @Vince1974 ☀️

Thank you, @Radder. I've learnt something!

Thank you @Radder ! Appreciate it. I haven't been on forums for a minute so just checking in now. I will pass this on to the tech team.

Hope you're having a good start to your day.

Sending sparkles.

HH :)