Yes "stepping stone" is a perfect description!

Sorry to hear about your husband...I moved to this area almost two years ago to be closer to my now ex partner...my "plans" are now just up in the air about my life...Sam has another couple of years at college and now im starting to wonder whether I should move back home as I feel a bit "fish out of...

Thanks Crocus....yeah I did volunteering a while back until depression stepped in and wrung out all my confidence...I really think that it will help again though with lots of issues so I will have a peek about doing that again and seeing where that leads...thank you! http://www.carersuk.org/images/i...

Morning all...i was wondering how anyone has successfully returned to work whilst caring? Sam is becoming more and more independant now and i am considering returning to work part time ...at 51 i feel completely out of my depth now ....i would love to work with children/young adults that have simila...

Thanks for the reply...his SEN co ordinator got back in touch with me and said we can meet up with her to discuss things and see where we go with it all. I have heard of Connextions so ill look into that as well...will keep you posted...thanks again!

My son Sam is 17 and just completed his first year at college where I thought he was doing reasonably well...now this week things have gone from bad to worse..he says he has to drop maths (he is doing A level courses) and media as he has kept missing homework deadlines ..he has taken "taster" exams ...

Hi....can anyone help with any advice on how I deal with my son who is almost 17 and has Aspergers. He is becoming increasingly isolated and depressed although doing extremely well at college...I have tried advising him on being a little more socially open and trying to make new friends by starting ...

<t>Thanks Melly<br/> <br/> Yeah think youre right...he is very literal in his thinking so when he see s child and porn its not the horror that we envisage...its a 16 year old (child) looking for porn...every stage of their lives throws up another challenge...but we have spoken in depth and ive told ...

http://dev.carersuk.org/j3/images/icon_smile.gif Hi all Not posted on here for a while...my son Sam has Aspergers and is now the grand old age of 16....he is settling into a new college now after school has ended and of course almost a year later still hasn't made any friends...he is very isolated ...

Tomorrow my 14 year old son Sam (Aspergers) ventures out into the "real" world!! As he is on school holiday him and a friend are going to a shopping centre near us...as you can all imagine i am panicking like crazy lol...yes im doing all the usual stuff...going through a "check list" with him...ie b...