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Support and resurces for family members

JohnL33

I've been recently diagnosed at age 57 with ASD and ADHD. I've got lots of access to support for me, but can't find much for my partner and adult children. Is there anything out there that would help them?

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  • Congratulations on your diagnoses and welcome to the community!

    There’s an article here that your family members might find helpful:

    NAS - Emotional support for family members after a diagnosis

    I'd also suggest borrowing or buying this book. It focuses on helping autistic + neurotypical couples to optimise their relationships through improved mutual understanding and communication, complete with exercises that you can both complete and discuss, if you wish:

    Loving Someone with Asperger's Syndrome: Understanding and Connecting with your Partner

    It was written when "Asperger's" was still a diagnostic term, whereas it's now simply diagnosed as autism / Autism Spectrum Disorder.

    Caveat: between one issue / scenario and the next, the author keeps switching the identity of the autistic party. In one scenario, the male is autistic, but in the next it's the female, etc. This can be confusing and can happen from one paragraph to the next, so I kept needing to check and remind myself "which partner is autistic this time?" But I still felt the benefits from the book were well worth the effort. 

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  • Congratulations on your diagnoses and welcome to the community!

    There’s an article here that your family members might find helpful:

    NAS - Emotional support for family members after a diagnosis

    I'd also suggest borrowing or buying this book. It focuses on helping autistic + neurotypical couples to optimise their relationships through improved mutual understanding and communication, complete with exercises that you can both complete and discuss, if you wish:

    Loving Someone with Asperger's Syndrome: Understanding and Connecting with your Partner

    It was written when "Asperger's" was still a diagnostic term, whereas it's now simply diagnosed as autism / Autism Spectrum Disorder.

    Caveat: between one issue / scenario and the next, the author keeps switching the identity of the autistic party. In one scenario, the male is autistic, but in the next it's the female, etc. This can be confusing and can happen from one paragraph to the next, so I kept needing to check and remind myself "which partner is autistic this time?" But I still felt the benefits from the book were well worth the effort. 

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