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<blockquote data-quote="rejectedmom" data-source="post: 252086" data-attributes="member: 2315"><p>My easy child 2 son is one of those Asperger's statistics. He had interventions all his life from age 16 months. He graduated from HS mainstream (with support) went on to college Advocated for himself and his modifications. Graduated with honors from a well known college with a degree in Economics but cannot get a job in his field because he does not interview well. He now does route sales for a well known snack food company where he works 18 hour days 5-6 days a week to do the same job another will do in way less time. He lives with me and has few friends and no real social life. He likes beer and uses it to drop his social inhibitions and unwind. He didn't drink on work days but he was over drinking on weekends and it was getting out of hand. We worried about his health so husband and I have just done an intervention on him and he has stopped drinking (for a week now). We hope that he will be able to maintain but statistically Asperger's are highly susceptable to alcholism even if it doesn'[t run in their family. </p><p> </p><p>FYI There is a community for the autustic and Asperger's in Montgomery County Maryland. I looked into it a few years back for my difficult child but it was way out of my price range. For those of you with young children I strongly suggest financial planning for their adult years so that programs such as the one I found might be an option. I doubt my easy child 2 would go to one of these communities. His life is very hard but he has his "routine" and he is comfortable in it. -RM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rejectedmom, post: 252086, member: 2315"] My easy child 2 son is one of those Asperger's statistics. He had interventions all his life from age 16 months. He graduated from HS mainstream (with support) went on to college Advocated for himself and his modifications. Graduated with honors from a well known college with a degree in Economics but cannot get a job in his field because he does not interview well. He now does route sales for a well known snack food company where he works 18 hour days 5-6 days a week to do the same job another will do in way less time. He lives with me and has few friends and no real social life. He likes beer and uses it to drop his social inhibitions and unwind. He didn't drink on work days but he was over drinking on weekends and it was getting out of hand. We worried about his health so husband and I have just done an intervention on him and he has stopped drinking (for a week now). We hope that he will be able to maintain but statistically Asperger's are highly susceptable to alcholism even if it doesn'[t run in their family. FYI There is a community for the autustic and Asperger's in Montgomery County Maryland. I looked into it a few years back for my difficult child but it was way out of my price range. For those of you with young children I strongly suggest financial planning for their adult years so that programs such as the one I found might be an option. I doubt my easy child 2 would go to one of these communities. His life is very hard but he has his "routine" and he is comfortable in it. -RM [/QUOTE]
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