Published on 12, July, 2020
Evening,
I'm looking for advice which relates to my Son who was diagnosed with Asperger's back in 2017 when he was in Secondary School, he has never accepted the diagnosis. He is now in College and life seems to be getting more challenging for both of us.
His passion is playing on his PC with people he has met online (morning, noon and night if I allowed it),he finds it very difficult to make friends and never want to leave his bedroom apart from going to College (which is a daily struggle).
I'd love him to meet other people his age and have time outside of his bedroom and be happy.
Has anyone experienced the same situation with their teenagers?
Hi there,
I know this an old post but I kind of understand how you are feeling in a sense. I'm wondering if your son could go to gaming conventions to meet fellow gamers in person? I've never been to anything like this and I'm not sure of how you would find them in your area but it could be a way of him feeling more comfortable because he has a special interest to talk about with others? I tried to get into gaming with my daughter so we could connect on a level she is comfortable with but it gave me migraines so that was that. Luckily my daughter also likes board games and drawing so we can do that together.
I think that for me it was about accepting that "gaming" is my daughters thing and her social world. Once I gave her free reign, she's now coming off it more herself when it gets boring and watching youtube with me. I know it's another form of technology which I find difficult but with covid happening it's a blessed relief to be able to socialise online until things open up a bit more and people can travel and explore once again.
Are there any holidays he'd like to plan and try? Perhaps that could be a future venture?
Best of luck with everything.
H.