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Autistic adult child wracking up huge mobile phone bills

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Hi, have just joined the group as looking for some advice. My step-son who is autistic is almost 22 and lives at home with me and his mum (my wife). He is wracking literally hundreds of pounds every month on his mobile phone (we don't know on what exactly, but suspect downloading games but it could be other stuff). He refuses to put the contract into his mums name so she can monitor usage and restrict purchases. He has a full time job so it comes out of his wage, but that's not really the point. We don't know how to manage. Does anyone have any suggestions? 

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  • in reply to Deleted User

    Thanks, appreciate the different perspective. There have been monthly bills as high as £700, and numerous letters sent advising late or non payment of the bill. Personally I don't see that allowing this to continue is responsible or in any way helping him to learn the value of money. Yes he earns his own money but he wouldn't be in employment if it were not for me and his mum, but that's another story.