I don't want to treat this aspie like a little kid

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While in the shower today, I got a knock at my door and since my aunt had recently died, I thought maybe some family might be in town. So I wrapped myself in a towel and asked who it was. Sure enough, it was the casual friend on the spectrum who stopped by who I see every once in a while. I told him it was a bad time and that I was in the shower and had other things to do.

"Can I use your bathroom?" I said "No" and got back in the shower and when I was done, I texted him and told him to contact me in advance. He texted me back and said "Please let me in" so I agreed next to deciding to hang out. So I let him in to do his business and them sit down and watch a movie. Yet, when I went to use the bathroom, I came back and had taken all his clothes off. He was also laying on my futon. . I told him to get dressed or get out and he listened.

I do like him but I want to set firm boundaries and let him know his behavior was not appropriate but I don't want to treat him like a little kid. He still lives with his mom and I want to know is it okay to call her?

Please do not get upset or offended by this but anyways... From what I've read of some of your other posts, it seems you have a hard time setting boundaries & act really passive in situations. I think this is one of those situations where you really NEED to set clear tough boundaries with him or just cut him out as a friend. I suggest you call him mom & if this offends or upsets him, that's his problem & you can just write him off as a friend. If he acts like a little kid, he deserves to be treated like one. I also think maybe it'll help to talk to someone(like a councilor) about how you can set boundaries & not let people walk all over you.

Why did he take his clothes off?

Update:
I just spoke to his mother a little while ago and I explained the situation to her. According to his mom, he has been facing depression and has been going through a mental breakdown. She said before the breakdown, he had a better sense of taking his clothes off. She also said that he has been withdrawing from a lot of other people lately.

I can relate to that. I was in a friendship with someone recently that gave me vibes that for a normal person I would have backed away and said no. I gave him the benefit of doubt even though some things that he said and did were pretty concering.

I tend to be really patient as well with people where others would have given up after a while. Thing is, I relate to things they are doing and what I have done and then ask myself how would I treat myself in that situation.

My point is don't forget about yourself. As much as you may want to keep it going for whatever reason it may be, behavior like taking your clothes off at someone else's house out of the blue is not mentally healthy and I personally would have started keeping my distance.

As much as I try to understand others and be nice even if I don't and rationalize peoples actions because of their circumtances, there has to be a point where I just say "NO!" to that person.

So, if you have a similar issue then I will say this, it's okay to say "NO!", some things just isn't going to work out no matter how hard you try.

When he asked to be let in to the bathroom despite knowing you were naked and in the bathroom yourself, it should have been a dead giveaway as to what his intentions were.

Well, I hope you've learned from the experience and that nothing like this happens to you again.