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    Help! Autistic brother moved home.

    @Fino The cat is important to me but it's a tough situation. I guess I need to try to talk to him about it. I guess my fear is if I take the cat, will it make him hate me and then I can't help him because he hates me? I don't wanna be cruel and I don't wanna trigger a meltdown but I love my...
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    Help! Autistic brother moved home.

    @Fino Well, my parents have an inside cat and my cat is the outside cat. I actually live an hour away but I always considered her my cat and my dad continued to take care of her after I moved. I visit weekly and handle all of her vet visits etc. When my brother moved there he changed her...
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    Depressed About Still Being a Virgin

    Being a virgin is not anything to be ashamed or embarrassed of at all. There are more virgins than you realize, afraid to admit they are. Truly, I wish more people had enough dignity and self-respect to not sleep around so much and brag about it It's nothing to really brag about, the unwanted...
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    Help! Autistic brother moved home.

    @Fino That's interesting about the OCD tendencies actually being part of the Asperger's. That makes sense. I think I originally thought he had OCD but couldn't make sense of the other behavior but now it's starting to make more sense in my head. My mom had him before she met my dad and she...
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    Help! Autistic brother moved home.

    @Fino Thank you. When it comes to my cat, it seems like he is more obssessive. When I visit he will constantly ask Is the cat inside, Is she outside, Is she inside, is she outside. He's constantly checking on her. Is it because he's developed an emotional attachment to her? That is what...
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    Help! Autistic brother moved home.

    @Pats Yeah. It's complicated. I feel like the voice of reason but I get drowned out sometimes. I definitely understand my parents' needs better so that is what is frustrating. And yes it's the serious decisions I'm dreading If things keep going this way my older brother will be deciding...
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    Help! Autistic brother moved home.

    @Pats No. I live about an hour away. I was already in the habit of checking in with them regularly because my mom has Alzheimer's.
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    Help! Autistic brother moved home.

    @Fino I just wasn't sure what the treatment was for this. He originally saw a psychiatrist who gave him Paxil for OCD but he quit taking it and quit going. I don't know why because when he first moved back he seemed to want the help. I may try to get him to see a Behavioral Therapist and get...
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    Help! Autistic brother moved home.

    @Fino Great! I will definitely try that! I don't think he has malicious intent. That is the confusing part, he is so compassionate but just seems to lack the ability to perceive that certain things are inappropriate. I think he has become very attached to my cat and doesn't realize he's...
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    Help! Autistic brother moved home.

    @Lysander So far we have been very patient and kind with him until we can figure out the best way to handle it. He is happy as long as he gets his way but I'm afraid that could be a problem in the long run and it's not fair to my dad. To make it more complicated my dad avoids confrontation so...
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    Help! Autistic brother moved home.

    @Lysander Thank you for your suggestions. I will tell my Dad to make lists for him. That may help him to only do things that are needed. The problem is when he first moved back we didn't realize he had this problem. If we had known we could've set limits from the beginning. I'm trying to...
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    Help! Autistic brother moved home.

    I'm here because I think my older brother has high functioning autism or Asperger's Syndrome. He also has OCD. He is 51 years old and was never officially diagnosed but I'm realizing he has probably had this since childhood. I'm ten years younger than him so didn't grow up around him. He has...
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