My youngest daughter who is 19 has asperger syndrome and eating problems and is starting to take over the family house in a manner which is making it almost impossible for us all to get along.
She has no further education and the likelyhood of here ever getting a job is unlikely as she has zero social skills. It is likely that she will never leave home and I need to find a solution to give her some indepedence but with her mother and I close by.
Behind the back of the house I have a large stand-alone concrete-block built garage with a proper tiled roof which has water, electric and sewerage all installed, so I have been thinking that converting this into a fully contained living unit would be the answer to all our problems. People build granny anexes ino garages so they can look after elderly parents, so is it possible to do this for a child with mental health issues?
Have any of you guys ever had to do something like this?
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Is your local CAHMs unit involved? Have you applied for a statement of special needs so she can be sent to a school to help her social skills?
We did get a formal diagnosis of her condition when she was young, which helped alot with getting support but now she is over 18, that has pretty much evaporated plus she has has bad experiences with adult mental health support...who don't consider anyone in danger with eating disorders until they quite literally look like a walking skeleton..by which time it is almost too late.
The garage sounds ideal, all the hard work is done already but you need to comply with building regs when doing the work and tell the council it's now living quarters etc
That's what we had done
I sympathise with your situation.
I agree you'll need to see what, if any, planning permission you need. If you cra
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If you (and her) prefer to stay together as family, separate place in the garden seems like a great idea as it'll provide some privacy for you and your wife as well as promote her independce a bit.
In principle she said it shouls be OK but they are offering a free pre-planning service that checks on local restriction etc just to make sure it doesn't fall at the first hurdle.. so that's my first port of call.