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stressed about my Teenager son

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hi, am after some advice, my son is 18 and was diagnosed with ASD at the age of 4, we have always coped ourselves and he has been an absolute joy to watch grow up, he has always been a loner preferring his own company , although this worries us he prefers it, if we walk into a room he goes into another etc etc, however over the last year he has become attached to his bedroom, and we can hear him having loud angry conversations with himself, while pacing the room (he does not talk to us or entertain a conversation other than answering when asked a question)  we worry about the language he is using and the anger in his voice,  my husband and I do not swear but my sons language is a swear word every other word.  He moved to a college when he turned 16 (he was at a special needs school from the age of 6) and has picked up a lot of the words from there.  He never swears in front of us, and when asked want is he talking about and why  he uses the language, he gets stressed and defensive.  Am just asking if anyone else has had this happen, I dont know where to go to ask if this is a normal thing, or if we should be worried and get help if we can try and stop the pattern of this going on.  It hasnt helped with the lockdown as he only sees this dad and me, 

thanks any advice would be greatly appreciated 

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  • I think some how encouraging socialising is needed but I’d say it’s easier said than done. The thing I read into your post is that under the surface it seems like there is a sense of loneliness only he is trapped in a circle where he can’t articulate how he feels so instead keeps himself to himself and then frustration builds and only exacerbates the problem. Breaking that cycle is key - but finding a way to do it is much harder. 

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  • I think some how encouraging socialising is needed but I’d say it’s easier said than done. The thing I read into your post is that under the surface it seems like there is a sense of loneliness only he is trapped in a circle where he can’t articulate how he feels so instead keeps himself to himself and then frustration builds and only exacerbates the problem. Breaking that cycle is key - but finding a way to do it is much harder. 

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