Advice on 25yr old with Autism and ADHD

Our son has been formally diagnosed with Autism, OCD & ADHD.   He is a bright boy and managed to complete a History degree, he started an MSC but dropped out.   He did not succeed in making many friends and has now returned home and has retreated to his room and we are getting quite worried about him.

He has come to the end of his education and does not seem to have any plan on how to move forward in life.  Try as we might to talk to him about it he does not want to engage with us.  He has become nocturnal (possibly to avoid us his parents) and sleeps all day.   He spends a lot of time on the internet and is a avid non fiction reader. 

In the past he has had third party support which he engaged with and valued.   

We are at a bit of a loss as to what do.   

If anyone else has been in this situation and could recommend strategies it would be very welcome.

Particularly any third parties that could help.

Parents
  • Thank you. Useful to know there is support there for when he is ready to engage with it. 

    Came home from work today and he had asked my husband for the report with his exam grades on as he needed it for a uni application! Completely out of the blue. He shut him down when he asked about it, but I guess he'll tell us when he's ready! Must be a positive step though and maybe you're right, boredom has motivated him to some action!

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  • Thank you. Useful to know there is support there for when he is ready to engage with it. 

    Came home from work today and he had asked my husband for the report with his exam grades on as he needed it for a uni application! Completely out of the blue. He shut him down when he asked about it, but I guess he'll tell us when he's ready! Must be a positive step though and maybe you're right, boredom has motivated him to some action!

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