Gerardo Counselling
Practical help for people dealing with autism and neurodivergent family life and co-parenting after separation, plus a weekly drop-in.
Weekdays and Saturday mornings
For parents worried about a teenager. Talk with people in Puerto Rico who know what it is like, find help near you, and join the worldwide circle too. Free, always.
Next gathering in the Puerto Rico circle: Weekly check-in ยท
Practical help for people dealing with autism and neurodivergent family life and co-parenting after separation, plus a weekly drop-in.
Weekdays and Saturday mornings
โto whoever needs this: i was where you are in august. a friend group i do not trust. last weekend i went to a friend's birthday and stayed till the end. it comes back slowly, like feeling in your fingers after the cold.โ
โDear stranger, i was in the same place this time last year. Back then it was the CAMHS waiting list. I'm volunteering here now. From someone who gets it.โ
โDear stranger, this time last year I was exactly where you are. It was vaping and lying and I couldn't see past it. These days I mostly feel like me. It comes back so slowly you don't notice until one day you do. From someone who gets it.โ
โWhen your teen is struggling, you will feel like you are failing. You are not. The lying and the vaping and the closed door, it is not about you. Keep the small routines. For me it was Sunday hiking. One hour. It doesn't fix anything but it keeps you standing. Ask for help even if you are the one who usually gives it. And when they come out of their room for dinner, just say the food is good. Don't make it a big thing. They will come back when they are ready. In the meantime, you have to keep yourself well.โ