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Recent content by jt23_24

  1. J

    Mom looking for guidance

    Looking back, do you wish you pushed more or less? That's something I'm struggling with now. Trying to find the balance between letting him be, supporting him and encouraging/pushing him because I know what he's capable of. I just don't have a good understanding of his limitations or hold-ups...
  2. J

    Mom looking for guidance

    Thank you for sharing!
  3. J

    Mom looking for guidance

    Ha. "I can't tell what you're thinking" is something I say or think about my son a lot. And I have thought he's withholding. I appreciate this insight. He can cook, and do laundry, he can clean but rarely does so.... must be an autistic trait because my other sons are very neat and clean...
  4. J

    Mom looking for guidance

    They do sound a lot alike. Your comment about them not being who we think they should or COULD be is sitting with me. I've never thought he should be anything but maybe I need to let go of the COULD too and just appreciate who he is.
  5. J

    Mom looking for guidance

    I'm so happy he has his online friends (and that you were able to find a comfortable way to connect sans internet!). I do feel like he is often avoided, and tries very hard to make himself avoidable. I can understand that, but it is hard as his mom because I know how much he has to offer and...
  6. J

    Mom looking for guidance

    We are in the U.S!
  7. J

    Mom looking for guidance

    Thank you so much for taking the time to share this thoughtful response. You're absolutely right, 17 year old boys aren't known for wanting to chat and hang out with your parents. I do think I've lost sight of that a bit since his diagnosis. When we first started to notice changes in him, I...
  8. J

    Mom looking for guidance

    Hi all, my son was diagnosed with high functioning autism/aspergers at 17. We recognized social anxiety in him fairly young, but not autism. Once he became a teen and entered high school, which coincided with the return to school post-covid, his social struggles really got more extreme. He...
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