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Is anyone here parent to an adult child with Asperger's/roleplaying addiction?
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<blockquote data-quote="DammitJanet" data-source="post: 605439" data-attributes="member: 1514"><p>I may have some of that experience that you are looking for. </p><p></p><p>First of all I was borderline genius most of my life but in high school I also threw away all my chances at doing things the right way. I had the SAT's and grades to get into any college I wanted but I decided to quit at the end of my senior year. I got my GED instead. I was in the first class that had to take graduation exams to actually graduate in VA and I got the second highest score in the state and I took the test stoned. </p><p></p><p>I havent had the life I was born to have. My parents had me late in life and they were born during the Great Depression. They worked extremely hard and became upper middle class. I can in no way be called that myself. However during my early twenties I turned around because I had kids. I had no choice but to become responsible because I had someone else to take care of. Im now disabled but I am so much better off than I was as a teen. We didnt know it but I have been bipolar all of my life.</p><p></p><p>Now I have a 32 year old son who we believe is aspie lite. He should have been diagnosed when he was young but he fell through the cracks because I had two other much more obvious kids with mental health issues. We actually thought my oldest was a really good kid who didnt need much parenting because he caused no trouble. Boy were we wrong.</p><p></p><p>He is also extremely smart but it took him about 4 years out of HS before we could convince him to go to the local community college. Then he didnt get his drivers license until 2008 because he had such anxiety in that area. He didnt work at all until maybe 2003 when he got his first job during the Xmas season at a layaway counter. He obviously was let go when the rush was over. Later he went to live with his younger brother for a little over a year and managed to get a job working at 7/11. That actually gave him some feeling of success and he wanted to work from that point on. He has now been working at the same retail store for the past 5 or 6 years. I think its closer to 6. Its not what he wants to do for a living but at least he is working. </p><p></p><p>He has also always been into computers. He plays lots of online games with other people. I have no clue which ones. Before he worked he could be on the computer all day and we would hardly see him. Now that he works he doesnt play as much though he does play some. I personally dont think he will ever actually move out of our house unless something really good comes along. We are okay with that because he really doesnt cause us problems. </p><p></p><p>*He will never be as normal as we had thought when he was young either but he has grown up a whole lot.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DammitJanet, post: 605439, member: 1514"] I may have some of that experience that you are looking for. First of all I was borderline genius most of my life but in high school I also threw away all my chances at doing things the right way. I had the SAT's and grades to get into any college I wanted but I decided to quit at the end of my senior year. I got my GED instead. I was in the first class that had to take graduation exams to actually graduate in VA and I got the second highest score in the state and I took the test stoned. I havent had the life I was born to have. My parents had me late in life and they were born during the Great Depression. They worked extremely hard and became upper middle class. I can in no way be called that myself. However during my early twenties I turned around because I had kids. I had no choice but to become responsible because I had someone else to take care of. Im now disabled but I am so much better off than I was as a teen. We didnt know it but I have been bipolar all of my life. Now I have a 32 year old son who we believe is aspie lite. He should have been diagnosed when he was young but he fell through the cracks because I had two other much more obvious kids with mental health issues. We actually thought my oldest was a really good kid who didnt need much parenting because he caused no trouble. Boy were we wrong. He is also extremely smart but it took him about 4 years out of HS before we could convince him to go to the local community college. Then he didnt get his drivers license until 2008 because he had such anxiety in that area. He didnt work at all until maybe 2003 when he got his first job during the Xmas season at a layaway counter. He obviously was let go when the rush was over. Later he went to live with his younger brother for a little over a year and managed to get a job working at 7/11. That actually gave him some feeling of success and he wanted to work from that point on. He has now been working at the same retail store for the past 5 or 6 years. I think its closer to 6. Its not what he wants to do for a living but at least he is working. He has also always been into computers. He plays lots of online games with other people. I have no clue which ones. Before he worked he could be on the computer all day and we would hardly see him. Now that he works he doesnt play as much though he does play some. I personally dont think he will ever actually move out of our house unless something really good comes along. We are okay with that because he really doesnt cause us problems. *He will never be as normal as we had thought when he was young either but he has grown up a whole lot. [/QUOTE]
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