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<blockquote data-quote="gardengirl1958" data-source="post: 681590" data-attributes="member: 19929"><p>I know this won't apply to your situation at all, but I just thought I'd mention because you talked about substance abuse. My husband, who has Aspergers, turned to substance abuse at 17. He just wanted to "feel" anything. He was not afraid of being caught as much as he wanted to feel. He had no sense of self-care or being able to understand consequences. He made terrible mistakes in his young life because he just had no sense that certain things were important. His apartment, his hygiene, his living arrangements were all atrocious. We grew up across the street from each other. He grew up in a very organized, clean home. When he was about 38 our 40 (after many painful years of marriage), one day, he actually experienced his first authentic feeling. He was so overwhelmed! He came to me in tears (tears had never occurred.) He was experiencing true joy. This is just a mention. Up until about 12, he was a happy kid (a similar thing happened to my son.) It's only now at 56, he is coming to realize certain things are important. He is a dear person. I was very blind as a young woman. I stayed because GH od had called me to this marriage I believe. He was always very secretive. He never self-advocated. Still doesn't. People have walked all over him bullying him to this day.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gardengirl1958, post: 681590, member: 19929"] I know this won't apply to your situation at all, but I just thought I'd mention because you talked about substance abuse. My husband, who has Aspergers, turned to substance abuse at 17. He just wanted to "feel" anything. He was not afraid of being caught as much as he wanted to feel. He had no sense of self-care or being able to understand consequences. He made terrible mistakes in his young life because he just had no sense that certain things were important. His apartment, his hygiene, his living arrangements were all atrocious. We grew up across the street from each other. He grew up in a very organized, clean home. When he was about 38 our 40 (after many painful years of marriage), one day, he actually experienced his first authentic feeling. He was so overwhelmed! He came to me in tears (tears had never occurred.) He was experiencing true joy. This is just a mention. Up until about 12, he was a happy kid (a similar thing happened to my son.) It's only now at 56, he is coming to realize certain things are important. He is a dear person. I was very blind as a young woman. I stayed because GH od had called me to this marriage I believe. He was always very secretive. He never self-advocated. Still doesn't. People have walked all over him bullying him to this day. [/QUOTE]
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