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relationship with a guy with autism

tsl123

Hi Everyone,

Firstly can I apologise for this post... I fear it may come across as offensive, honestly that is not my intention at all.

The reason for my post is to try and educate myself and my wife as to what Autism is and how people that do not suffer from the condition (is that the right terminoligy?) relate to people that do.

My 14 year old daughter is currently in a relationship with a 14year old boy that is Autistic, the relationship is having an amazing effect on the boy and has really brought him out of his shell, the change in him has astonished his parents and grandparents
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The problem that I have, and i know it is my problem, entirely through my lack of understanding of Autism, is what happens if the relationship ends? My preconceptions are that he may become infactuated with my daughter, and the become totally irrational...

Thank you for your time in reading this post and if I have offended anyone or caused any upset it was not my intention.

Tony

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  • Thanks for your replies, they are really helpful.

    I did forget to mention, the boy was in main stream education but his parents removed him due to the school not being very supportive, however after they are now looking at returning him in to mainstream education.

    We have met the boyfriend and took them both to Blackpool for the day and whilst he is painfully shy he did speak to us... when we observed (from a distance) how my daughter and the boyfriend interact, they laughed and chatted as any teenagers do.

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  • Thanks for your replies, they are really helpful.

    I did forget to mention, the boy was in main stream education but his parents removed him due to the school not being very supportive, however after they are now looking at returning him in to mainstream education.

    We have met the boyfriend and took them both to Blackpool for the day and whilst he is painfully shy he did speak to us... when we observed (from a distance) how my daughter and the boyfriend interact, they laughed and chatted as any teenagers do.

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