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Carol7215
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01 Feb 2017, 11:11 am

I am searching for other parents of adult children who are dealing with similar issues. My son is 36 years old, living at home, and I am concerned about his future. I need to help him become more independent, if possible, but don't know where to start. I joined this forum because I have been unable to find any support group locally.



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01 Feb 2017, 11:28 am

Welcome! Good luck finding the resources you need to help your son. :D



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01 Feb 2017, 3:30 pm

Welcome to Wrong Planet! :)


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02 Feb 2017, 6:37 pm

Thanks to both of you for the welcome ;-)



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11 Feb 2017, 8:58 pm

Welcome to wrongplanet Carol7215, I hope your able to find all the needed information & resources you need to help you help your son to be more independent. As this place is of a serene nature.


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11 Feb 2017, 9:15 pm

Carol7215 wrote:
I am searching for other parents of adult children who are dealing with similar issues. My son is 36 years old, living at home, and I am concerned about his future. I need to help him become more independent, if possible, but don't know where to start. I joined this forum because I have been unable to find any support group locally.

Welcome! You might want to try posting a similar question within the Parents' Discussion subforum ( viewforum.php?f=19 ). WP has many parents discussing these topics. I am surprised that you haven't found any support group for parents in your community. In my state, Utah, we have almost nothing but parents groups and autistic children groups. I wish I could trade a dozen of our parents' groups for just one adult autists' social/support group. In Utah, autistic children apparently vanish into thin air at age 21.

Good luck with finding other parents! :)


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