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crystal12

hi everyone.  I'm mum to a young adult man with autism.  He's in supported living. I first came across the nas when he was about 4 when they were very helpful in letting us access a course they'd arranged.  I've been a member for years but didn't realise there was a discussion forum.....really pleased about that!  We've certainly had our ups and downs over the yrs, to put it mildly, so I hope I can be a useful contributor and also learn from all of you.

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  • hi - thanks for the post.  About relationships - I think that those with aspergers maybe stand a better chance of having a relationship with someone than those who are ASD but not aspergers.  But as you say, you never know, as time moves on. My son's younger than his years, altho his body's adult.  He reminds you of a little brother you may have had.  In other respects he's more advanced.  So his development in different areas is at different stages.  When he was 18 I was telling his new sw about him and she said "you must be very proud".  I don't know about you, but nobody had ever said those actual words to me before.  Many things have been a struggle, sometimes prolonged, but she was right and she put it into words and yes, I was proud of what he and I had achieved.  

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  • hi - thanks for the post.  About relationships - I think that those with aspergers maybe stand a better chance of having a relationship with someone than those who are ASD but not aspergers.  But as you say, you never know, as time moves on. My son's younger than his years, altho his body's adult.  He reminds you of a little brother you may have had.  In other respects he's more advanced.  So his development in different areas is at different stages.  When he was 18 I was telling his new sw about him and she said "you must be very proud".  I don't know about you, but nobody had ever said those actual words to me before.  Many things have been a struggle, sometimes prolonged, but she was right and she put it into words and yes, I was proud of what he and I had achieved.  

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