adhd

[bettyboo57]

my son is 19 and we have been having a terrible time with him ,worse than usual,he had meningitis at 8 weeks which led to him have a lot of difficulties both socially and emotionally ,as well as being dignosed with adhd ,odd, dyslexia and other difficulties .he is on medication ,concerta and has now been dabbling in all different kinds of drugs ,as a result he has now been put out of college and has been in trouble with the police ,and i don,t know what to do or where to go ,he is at the moment not able to hold down a job and not sure what benifits he could get ? and help would be greatly appreicied ,thank you :(:(:(

[Tigger37]

I would suggest that you make an appointment with the Disability Employment Adviser or Workstep Adviser at your nearest Jobcentre. They will have a detailed chat with you and your son about the options available. He may be able to claim sickness benefits while he is receiving support from them. They usually have a range of supported employment placements available which may be less pressure for him and may ultimately lead to a job.
I work with young people exactly like him, with special needs and without. Right now, I have a young lad who was in precisely the same position about 6 months ago and even on the same medication. He is now settled and doing voluntary work and is hoping to go back to College if he doesn't get a supported placement first. I wish you the very best of luck, I know it isn't easy.
I have used this website in the past and found it really helpful.
http://www.youngscot.org/local/perth_and_kinross/
You will find a range of advice, information and local contacts in the Perth area. Hope it helps. I also want to say a huge thankyou for taking the steps to find him support. I work with the young people who don't get that and find themselves homeless and alone.
If you want to PM me, please feel free.

[Sheeps68]

Bettyboo

I would suggest looking at DLA but please ask CAB etc to help with the forms as there are ways of wording things to get the best chance of success

[mazz]

i would try connexions and ask if they have a disability advisor and then the citizens advice place will have a benefit advisor you could meet with

looks like tigger 37 has lots of support and advice to offer, it's always good to talk :)