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 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Help! I desperately need advice from people who understand.

champton911
Posted: 07 Dec 2015, 3:51 am 

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At 19 he is probably beginning to see other people his age (friends, strangers, and people on TV) zoom past him into adult life. People younger than him will also be zooming past, adapting to challenges, apparently without effort. These people all mysteriously just know what to do, and it can be ve...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Help! I desperately need advice from people who understand.

champton911
Posted: 07 Dec 2015, 3:43 am 

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Views: 1,069
He sounds like he could benefit from a coach or adviser. I wish I had got one years ago. People would often assume that I'm not really trying but they had no idea. School hardly teaches you about the real world and the local workforce is a joke. When you have mental deficiencies its best to have th...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Help! I desperately need advice from people who understand.

champton911
Posted: 07 Dec 2015, 3:39 am 

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It certainly sounds like you don't understand. Read 'Loving Someone with Aspergers'. Stop assuming you know how he feels. Aspies are often bad at figuring out how NTs feel, but I think NTs are a lot worse at figuring out how Aspies feel. I bet you are right about that. If you are referring to me sa...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Help! I desperately need advice from people who understand.

champton911
Posted: 07 Dec 2015, 3:31 am 

Replies: 19
Views: 1,069
He sounds like me. The kid probably, like me, sees new things as borderline impossible feats, as he (and I) have so little .... Social experience to have intuitively figured out that you need to talk to people. He's likely to have similar problems and anxieties after college, and might need some he...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Help! I desperately need advice from people who understand.

champton911
Posted: 07 Dec 2015, 1:56 am 

Replies: 19
Views: 1,069
Is there any way he can attend anime conventions or comic con conventions? That way, when he works, part of the incentive can be for saving money to attend the conventions. In my case, I'm involved in Star Trek fandom and just yesterday attended Steel City Con outside of Pittsburgh. There were plen...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Help! I desperately need advice from people who understand.

champton911
Posted: 06 Dec 2015, 7:08 pm 

Replies: 19
Views: 1,069
Thank you so much for your very thoughtful replies. I feel like I've already learned a lot and your insights are right on the money. I hope I can remember all of your questions! First of all a bit of background. His dad and I have been divorced since he was a year old. I remarried and had two more c...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Help! I desperately need advice from people who understand.

champton911
Posted: 06 Dec 2015, 5:49 am 

Replies: 19
Views: 1,069
My 19 year old son is diagnosed with aspergers. He went though several diagnoses before he finally got this one. Anyway, thanks to an amazing special ed coordinator, he graduated high school last May. Soon after, my exhusband (his father) moved out of town - 3 hours away. My son chose to move with h...
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