Tell her to keep the oncall doctors office number and all medical records she has in a quick place to grab them. tell her to keep her house moderately clean (I know dealing with these kids it can get away from you fast) then tell her if they knock on the door she can use it to her advantage. She can request help from the social worker. they cna help her find respite care and many other programs to lessen the stressors on her and help her be a better parent etc. They will not remove the child for his illness instead it will open up a new door to some services she may not have found otherwise. We had this happen to us for the very same reasons and it turnd out to be a blessing in disguise at the time.
What is social services going to do? They can't take a child away for screaming, disability or not. Write them a letter explaining why your grandson screams and that social services have alot of serious abuse cases to attend to and reporting your daughter for a autistic child screaming *ALOT DO* is taking them away from the serious business of helping the children who need it.
Worst that could happen is that social service will seek out options to help your daughter and grandsom. Don't worry. My son screams plenty too. You daughter has better things to worry about. How old is he?
Hi All!
Just thought I would ask for your thoughts and ideas on this one.....
my grandson is really active and screams and yells on a daily basis, don't know
when or what will set him off, as a result the neighbors in my daughter's apt
community are complaining and the mgr told her that some tenants are going to
call social services. She told her that he is special needs child, but
doesn't seem to matter much to people. Has anyone ever had a situation
like this? My daughter is really worried now.
thx!
My heart goes out to your daughter. My neighbors child has a serious brain disorder and her son does scream out very often, but we are in private homes, and I know their situation.
I would suggest that your daughter talk to her neighbors and explain to them what is going on. If she can move into a private home rental, that may be better for her too.
I agree with Zayzer. My son is severely autistic and screams frquently -luckily I haven't had any complaints as yet but if someone did I would simply explain to them that he has autism which is a disability, and if they want to ring social services then go for it but it would be a waste of everyone's time. If your daughter's neighbours did phone social services the worst that would happen is that they would come around to see your grandson to assess him but then they would see for themselves that the boy is disabled. I'm sure his doctor and the consultant who diagnosed him would back that up too. Try not to worry and to give your daughter's neighbours the satisfaction of panicking. xxI feel very bad for your daughter. I have never had anyone threaten to call Social Services on me, but I can understand the fear she has, because it is something I have feared myself for many years.