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Is it possible to have Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and NOT be socially inept?
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<blockquote data-quote="DammitJanet" data-source="post: 469867" data-attributes="member: 1514"><p>Billy is an Aspie but he has never been diagnosed. I have no doubt about it though. I wish I had known about the disorder when he was younger. I really dropped the ball with him. I just thought he had some learning disabilities and was a really quiet and quirky kid. The fact that he did what he was told in the sea of madness that was my household just made him sort of fall into the background. </p><p></p><p>Now as an adult everything is much more obvious. He will not go to get dxd though. Too much anxiety. He didnt learn to drive until he was 26 I think. Dating was something I thought was never going to happen. He had some friends in HS that were quirky like him but when he moved up here he lost touch with them. Getting him to go to community college wasnt all that hard because it had to do with computers. The big problem was I had to take him. He didnt get along that well with the other students though he did make one friend that he still talks to and actually went out to dinner with just last week, but he got along pretty well with the computer teachers. Not so well the other teachers because he was just one of the crowd and he isnt good at english and writing is so much of other subjects. </p><p></p><p>Getting him to actually get a job was so hard. He would try and rejection after rejection. That is still his life. The first real place he worked was layaway at a Kmart at Xmas time. We hoped they would keep him on but nope. Then he moved to Jamies not too long after that and he got a job at a convenience store and he worked there pretty well. Surprised us all but Jamie did know the guy who ran it and it was at the main gate of the base at Quantico and all the MP's wanted Jamie's brother to get the job so they kinda pushed the guy to hire him. Then when Jamie moved to another apt, he was able to transfer to another branch of the same store. </p><p></p><p>When he came down here, he attempted to find work with the degree he has but to no avail. He got the part time job at Radio Shack and went to school to get whatever it is in air conditioning but he has never done anything with that either. he got some kind of certificate or whatever is less than a diploma. I know he went one year. He has been with radio shack for at least 3 and a half years now if not longer. Most of that time has been part time but it is supposed to be full time now. He has tried and tried to get another job. Every time he goes to an interview I think he blows it. Though for some reason he seems to be able to sell quite well at radio shack. His sales numbers are normally in the top 5 to 10 in the state. Makes no sense. He also has customers who will come back and look for him and if he isnt in they will leave the store and come back when he is working. I dont get exactly why he cant get from y to z. I think if he would go get dxd and then use Voc Rehab, he could actually get into a better job because they could do a job coach.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DammitJanet, post: 469867, member: 1514"] Billy is an Aspie but he has never been diagnosed. I have no doubt about it though. I wish I had known about the disorder when he was younger. I really dropped the ball with him. I just thought he had some learning disabilities and was a really quiet and quirky kid. The fact that he did what he was told in the sea of madness that was my household just made him sort of fall into the background. Now as an adult everything is much more obvious. He will not go to get dxd though. Too much anxiety. He didnt learn to drive until he was 26 I think. Dating was something I thought was never going to happen. He had some friends in HS that were quirky like him but when he moved up here he lost touch with them. Getting him to go to community college wasnt all that hard because it had to do with computers. The big problem was I had to take him. He didnt get along that well with the other students though he did make one friend that he still talks to and actually went out to dinner with just last week, but he got along pretty well with the computer teachers. Not so well the other teachers because he was just one of the crowd and he isnt good at english and writing is so much of other subjects. Getting him to actually get a job was so hard. He would try and rejection after rejection. That is still his life. The first real place he worked was layaway at a Kmart at Xmas time. We hoped they would keep him on but nope. Then he moved to Jamies not too long after that and he got a job at a convenience store and he worked there pretty well. Surprised us all but Jamie did know the guy who ran it and it was at the main gate of the base at Quantico and all the MP's wanted Jamie's brother to get the job so they kinda pushed the guy to hire him. Then when Jamie moved to another apt, he was able to transfer to another branch of the same store. When he came down here, he attempted to find work with the degree he has but to no avail. He got the part time job at Radio Shack and went to school to get whatever it is in air conditioning but he has never done anything with that either. he got some kind of certificate or whatever is less than a diploma. I know he went one year. He has been with radio shack for at least 3 and a half years now if not longer. Most of that time has been part time but it is supposed to be full time now. He has tried and tried to get another job. Every time he goes to an interview I think he blows it. Though for some reason he seems to be able to sell quite well at radio shack. His sales numbers are normally in the top 5 to 10 in the state. Makes no sense. He also has customers who will come back and look for him and if he isnt in they will leave the store and come back when he is working. I dont get exactly why he cant get from y to z. I think if he would go get dxd and then use Voc Rehab, he could actually get into a better job because they could do a job coach. [/QUOTE]
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