At Empowering Parents, we hear from many parents whose children either never left home or returned after a brief experiment with the adult world. And we’ve written quite a bit about the challenges of living with adult children, including an Empowering Parents article about mutual...
InLaunching Adult Children With Aspergers and HFA, parents will learn everything they need toknow to help their adult child: Become independent Cultivate decision-making skills Develop emotionally Handle emerging social situations Learn coping strategies needed to thrive ...
I once knew a family whose adult sons lived at home. It was in part due to a cultural norm (they were originally from a culture where adult children stayed with their parents, bringing new spouses into the house when they married). However, the parents in this family did everything for ...
I’ve just been to the doctors this morning and got her to reluctantly agree to refer me for ‘a second opinion’ (psychiatrist’s evaluation) – she doesn’t think I have Aspergers because she reckons all the explanations I came up with could be just examples of normal behaviour! (I b...
If possible (and if you feel comfortable) ask your parents about your childhood. If you don’t want to frame your questions in terms of autistic symptoms, you could simply ask things like “Did my teachers say I [did X or behaved like Y]?” or “Do you remember me doing [X, Y or...
I was diagnosed as a child with ADHD.I have a son with Aspergers also.I am undiagnosed other than the ADHD but I have problems with anger outbursts due … Ruben J Morfin Not rated yetThis (sensory processing disorder) really explained a lot of my behavior, since as far back as I can...
1. Have you dated knowing you had Aspergers/Autism? If so, when and how did you disclose? How did that turn out? How did you go about getting someone to date you? 2. How often do you like to go out? Do you prefer to do stuff alone? Do you find it difficult to motivate yoursel...