Published on 12, July, 2020
My autistic son wants to be like everyone else and have a partner, home etc. he encounters women at the gym and work and he goes headlong into building relationships with them but he is clumsy, direct and full on. Unfortunately he comes across as inappropriate and a little odd. How do we advise him to take a step back. Whenever we approach the subject he just accuses us of interfering with his friends. We are worried someone will not understand him.
Do you have a young, female friend/family that could maybe talk to him? Maybe some advice coming from his 'target audience' might hit home rather than coming from you. Or even a sensible male role model of a similar age? It is difficult for hime to get away from what he sees and being nagged and this being an subject he doesn't want to discuss.