Hi everyone,
My name is Iris, and I’m in a relationship with an 18 year old boy who was diagnosed with autism and ADD/ADHD at a young age.
I’m trying to learn as much as I can about autism and I was wondering what kind of sources you use to learn more about autism. Are there any good ted talks, podcasts or books or anything of the sort that you might be good for me to read?
I have found it very useful to be able to use theory I read in books to ask my boyfriend questions to better be able to understand how it all works for him.
One thing that we struggle with that I fear I cannot find in a book is how I can properly make plans with him. He needs his space because if we spend too much time together it makes him feel “trapped” and he feels the need to “be able to do his own thing” (I’m quoting him). I want to give him his space, it’s not a problem for me but I fear he doesn’t always take the space he needs.
I like spending time with him, he likes spending time with me too but he can only do so if he knows that we’re going to do something together and if he doesn’t need space at that particular time.
I hope you guys might have some tips for me, I’m happy to be part of this community and I hope to learn a lot from all of you