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Social Isolation

Tashatea

My daughter age just 22 has been diagnosed as high functioning autistic.

We suspected something was not right since she was a baby but then again we always hoped it was just she was a bit different. She has 3 siblings and it was maybe more masked by a larger family and easier to manage as children can be more tolerant of strange behaviour

Now she has completed her university degree and has returned home where we found her some computer based employment via a family member. Now she is at home we realise the extent it is affecting her.

She has developed an eating disorder and has no friends. She never goes out and has not retained a single friend from Uni.She suffers from anxiety and depression as she has no social life which everybody needs.

Lots of attempts by family to get her out and getting more social is greeted with lots of yes and sure... but then she will do nothing. She plays computer games every night and is shutting family out more and more. I feel like she is reducing herself more and more doing less and less.

We are desperate to help her but can't seem to find any way. The psycholgist wants to perscribe anti- depressants but we are not sure this is the way to go forward.

The support groups look like they are more for the young or severely autistic. How does she get to make friends?

Does anyone have any ideas?

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  • all my kids seem very anti social or dont go out.  im not saying tis good but my middle child who isnt asd goes to college then comes home.  but has long distance friendships withpeople from all over europe who we visit once a year on holidays.

    my eldest who i  suspect dropped out of 6form.  i got her into adult ed classes doing sign language and she loved it and has now gone to uni and got a boyfriend at 21.  i would never have expect this a year ago.

    look for possibilites wherever you can - is there adult ed classes she might be interested in just to get out.  or dont worry about it too much if you can help take little steps and get her making friends online in the modern world.

    it seems to be how it is these days.

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  • all my kids seem very anti social or dont go out.  im not saying tis good but my middle child who isnt asd goes to college then comes home.  but has long distance friendships withpeople from all over europe who we visit once a year on holidays.

    my eldest who i  suspect dropped out of 6form.  i got her into adult ed classes doing sign language and she loved it and has now gone to uni and got a boyfriend at 21.  i would never have expect this a year ago.

    look for possibilites wherever you can - is there adult ed classes she might be interested in just to get out.  or dont worry about it too much if you can help take little steps and get her making friends online in the modern world.

    it seems to be how it is these days.

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