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<blockquote data-quote="Frieda" data-source="post: 713925" data-attributes="member: 18242"><p>Do you have guardianship or does he have a social worker. If no, it might be something to consider since he does sound like a vulnerable adult. He might be a a very black and white thinker and after considering that he did not want to follow your rule of seeing a doctor/ participating in household, the only other choice was to leave.</p><p></p><p>My son is 17 and pretty similar to your son. If it was me (and it is not, please follow your own instinct), I would tell my son that I made a mistake in giving him only two choices and that I was very worried about him leaving without a plan and proper skills. I would tell him that I want to work with him on a proper plan on becoming independent that you could both agree on. Most people with autism are also very logical thinkers and at least my son would be receptive to that. If my son would still insist on leaving, I would try and give him a few emergency tips along : Who/Where to ask for help, locations of homeless shelters and soup kitchens... I would be as specific as possible because none of this is intuitive to my son, down to the wording of how to ask for help. Let him know that it is okay to come back and you would find a way to figure out a different plan for him.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Frieda, post: 713925, member: 18242"] Do you have guardianship or does he have a social worker. If no, it might be something to consider since he does sound like a vulnerable adult. He might be a a very black and white thinker and after considering that he did not want to follow your rule of seeing a doctor/ participating in household, the only other choice was to leave. My son is 17 and pretty similar to your son. If it was me (and it is not, please follow your own instinct), I would tell my son that I made a mistake in giving him only two choices and that I was very worried about him leaving without a plan and proper skills. I would tell him that I want to work with him on a proper plan on becoming independent that you could both agree on. Most people with autism are also very logical thinkers and at least my son would be receptive to that. If my son would still insist on leaving, I would try and give him a few emergency tips along : Who/Where to ask for help, locations of homeless shelters and soup kitchens... I would be as specific as possible because none of this is intuitive to my son, down to the wording of how to ask for help. Let him know that it is okay to come back and you would find a way to figure out a different plan for him. [/QUOTE]
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