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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 659031" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Has he ever been evaluated completely? He sounds like he could have a form of autistic spectrum disorder and it is ruining his life. My son has this and early intervention saved him. Medication did nothing for him and he is sensitive to medications to, which is a common trait in Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). All ASDers have some sort of social issues, whether it is not knowing how to socialize appropriately or being afraid to socialize at all or just preferring to be alone. And they hate changes. My son doesn't like vacations. He has his own place now and he can only sleep there, nowhere else. He also likes a set schedule. He does have a part-time job and collects SSI and makes enough to be on his own. He has one friend that he really likes and has no interest at all in hanging out with anyone else like most twenty one year olds do. He thinks the idea of a girlfriend would be "too much drama" and right now has no interest in dating or malls or anything but...you guessed it...videogames and also movies and he does like Special Olympics Softball (notation: He has a normal I.Q., but finds the Special Ollympics easier for him to socialize and perform in).He is very easygoing and well balanced and happy with himself. When we first got him, he was a mess and raged and stayed up all night for two years. the interventions REALLY helped him.</p><p></p><p>He has never tried drugs or drinking.</p><p></p><p>But he started interventions in his infancy, when he was in foster care. And we continued fast paced after we adopted him. He is doing well. Not all kids need therapy. It depends on what is really wrong with them. Perhaps you have not gotten the right diagnosis yet.</p><p></p><p>How is he with the environment. Loud noise bother him? Being touched? Certain fabrics? Certain foods? Is he obsessed with certain subjecsts and has narrow interests (big red flag for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)). Did he speak late, even if he caught up? Does he make good eye contact with people he doesn't know? My son had to work on this. He can do it, but it's hard. I asked him why it's so hard to look somebody in the eyes and he said, "Mom, eyeballs are gross." I had to laugh. He is a great young man and your son sounds very nice too. That's why I wonder. His willingness to accept help is gold. He CAN be helped because he WANTS help. It is common for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) to be mistaken for stuff like social anxiety, ADHD, ODD, bipolar and a ton of disorders that may mimic it in some areas. Psychiatrists are not as able to diagnose autism spectrum as neuropsychologists (see paragraph below) because it is not a mental health issue. It is a neurological difference.</p><p></p><p>Neuropsycholgists (psychologists with extra training in the brain) are my choice of diagnosticians in child AND adults. Even though your son is older, he shows a willingness to get help or be helped. Perhaps he is being treated for the wrong disorders. If he has Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), medication won't change his differently wired thinking and sensitivities.</p><p></p><p>Just food for thought. No diagnosis. I don't play a doctor on TV or here <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> Good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 659031, member: 1550"] Has he ever been evaluated completely? He sounds like he could have a form of autistic spectrum disorder and it is ruining his life. My son has this and early intervention saved him. Medication did nothing for him and he is sensitive to medications to, which is a common trait in Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). All ASDers have some sort of social issues, whether it is not knowing how to socialize appropriately or being afraid to socialize at all or just preferring to be alone. And they hate changes. My son doesn't like vacations. He has his own place now and he can only sleep there, nowhere else. He also likes a set schedule. He does have a part-time job and collects SSI and makes enough to be on his own. He has one friend that he really likes and has no interest at all in hanging out with anyone else like most twenty one year olds do. He thinks the idea of a girlfriend would be "too much drama" and right now has no interest in dating or malls or anything but...you guessed it...videogames and also movies and he does like Special Olympics Softball (notation: He has a normal I.Q., but finds the Special Ollympics easier for him to socialize and perform in).He is very easygoing and well balanced and happy with himself. When we first got him, he was a mess and raged and stayed up all night for two years. the interventions REALLY helped him. He has never tried drugs or drinking. But he started interventions in his infancy, when he was in foster care. And we continued fast paced after we adopted him. He is doing well. Not all kids need therapy. It depends on what is really wrong with them. Perhaps you have not gotten the right diagnosis yet. How is he with the environment. Loud noise bother him? Being touched? Certain fabrics? Certain foods? Is he obsessed with certain subjecsts and has narrow interests (big red flag for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)). Did he speak late, even if he caught up? Does he make good eye contact with people he doesn't know? My son had to work on this. He can do it, but it's hard. I asked him why it's so hard to look somebody in the eyes and he said, "Mom, eyeballs are gross." I had to laugh. He is a great young man and your son sounds very nice too. That's why I wonder. His willingness to accept help is gold. He CAN be helped because he WANTS help. It is common for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) to be mistaken for stuff like social anxiety, ADHD, ODD, bipolar and a ton of disorders that may mimic it in some areas. Psychiatrists are not as able to diagnose autism spectrum as neuropsychologists (see paragraph below) because it is not a mental health issue. It is a neurological difference. Neuropsycholgists (psychologists with extra training in the brain) are my choice of diagnosticians in child AND adults. Even though your son is older, he shows a willingness to get help or be helped. Perhaps he is being treated for the wrong disorders. If he has Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), medication won't change his differently wired thinking and sensitivities. Just food for thought. No diagnosis. I don't play a doctor on TV or here ;) Good luck. [/QUOTE]
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