Hi I just wanted to know if any parents/guardians/carers care for older teens and young adults with High Functioning Autism or AS or similar conditions.
By older teens/young adults I mean anyone aged 16-35 though this is just a guess.
I'm 18 and would love to know some of the difficulties and positives 
of living with someone with HFA/AS.
Does the young person have associated mental health/behavioural difficulties?
Do you regard them as teenagers/young adults first then their diagnosis.
By this I mean are there times were you feel he's/she's just having a teenage strop for example or you know there is something bothering them specifically (i.e. Autism-wise etc).
I would love hearing others opinion on this.
P.S. This discussion is open to anyone I just thought this would be a great starting point.
urspecial.
