Newly Diagnosed Adult

Might be fairer to ask the Moderators to create this as a new thread, as it isn't fair on Zitami, who was introducing him (her) self.

Also Zitami is a person with autism, and you are a parent of someone who might be. The perspectives are quite different.

Something to consider with your son is dyspraxia, as he seems to be socially confident - autism would usually implicate great difficulty making social connections. That can happen too with dyspraxia, there is quite a bit of overlap, but what you are describing seems more about coordinated movement than social interaction.

Also you say he has high self esteem. Because of the difficulties experienced, people on the spectrum are more likely to manifest low self esteem and lack of self-confidence.

The context you describe sounds American, it might be useful to clarify that - many respondents on here are UK based, and that could affect perspectives of people answering.

Might be fairer to ask the Moderators to create this as a new thread, as it isn't fair on Zitami, who was introducing him (her) self.

Also Zitami is a person with autism, and you are a parent of someone who might be. The perspectives are quite different.

Something to consider with your son is dyspraxia, as he seems to be socially confident - autism would usually implicate great difficulty making social connections. That can happen too with dyspraxia, there is quite a bit of overlap, but what you are describing seems more about coordinated movement than social interaction.

Also you say he has high self esteem. Because of the difficulties experienced, people on the spectrum are more likely to manifest low self esteem and lack of self-confidence.

The context you describe sounds American, it might be useful to clarify that - many respondents on here are UK based, and that could affect perspectives of people answering.