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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 643684" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Hmmmmmmm. Did your son have any speech delays or noise sensitivities and is he socially afraid or socially inept? Does he have any obsessive interests? Does he have trouble making eye contact? I should ask...did he always have trouble making good eye contact with you and strangers?</p><p></p><p>I'm just asking because I'm wondering if he is struggling so badly because he may be on he upper end of the autism spectrum, such as Asperger's Syndrome. At his age, a young man should be able to go on a job interview with, yes, some apprehension, but he should be ok doing it. I'm just wondering if he has some sort of neurological difference. Unfortunately, psychiatrists are not that great at finding autism spectrum disorder because it is not a mental illness, but a neurological difference that has a lot of features that look like a shy mentally ill person. Sometimes it is misdiagnosed as social anxiety disorder. Actually, it is different. It is social cluelessness...an inability to understand how to communicate well with others, even if the person has a good vocabulary. This causes them to like to be alone and struggle with life's simple things. The drugs could be used to make him feel comfortable in a world he doesn't really understand and with people he can't figure out...not due to his own fault.</p><p></p><p>I have a twenty one year old who has this, but is much better now. However we knew he had it and he got very early interventions and supports and still has some.</p><p></p><p>Here's hoping for the best. It is sad when other problems drive our grown kids to drug use and addiction because then THAT becomes the major problem. Nothing can be solved while the person is still using drugs. I wish him luck. My son cashiers and works in a small restaurant-type place part-time and collects some disability while living alone. He is friendly with people he knows well now (he used to be shy with everyone) and has a good life. He is very happy, but he needed and needs the understanding and the small adult supports. Anyhow, I could be way off base, but thought I'd see if it struck a chord. </p><p></p><p>Here is a link about Aspergers. No Aspie has ALL the symptoms, but all suffer from social issues and talking to people is a huge one as this is a communication disorder, among other things. If he does have it, and can get diagnosed, there's a lot of help for him out there:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.webmd.com/brain/autism/tc/aspergers-syndrome-symptoms" target="_blank">http://www.webmd.com/brain/autism/tc/aspergers-syndrome-symptoms</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 643684, member: 1550"] Hmmmmmmm. Did your son have any speech delays or noise sensitivities and is he socially afraid or socially inept? Does he have any obsessive interests? Does he have trouble making eye contact? I should ask...did he always have trouble making good eye contact with you and strangers? I'm just asking because I'm wondering if he is struggling so badly because he may be on he upper end of the autism spectrum, such as Asperger's Syndrome. At his age, a young man should be able to go on a job interview with, yes, some apprehension, but he should be ok doing it. I'm just wondering if he has some sort of neurological difference. Unfortunately, psychiatrists are not that great at finding autism spectrum disorder because it is not a mental illness, but a neurological difference that has a lot of features that look like a shy mentally ill person. Sometimes it is misdiagnosed as social anxiety disorder. Actually, it is different. It is social cluelessness...an inability to understand how to communicate well with others, even if the person has a good vocabulary. This causes them to like to be alone and struggle with life's simple things. The drugs could be used to make him feel comfortable in a world he doesn't really understand and with people he can't figure out...not due to his own fault. I have a twenty one year old who has this, but is much better now. However we knew he had it and he got very early interventions and supports and still has some. Here's hoping for the best. It is sad when other problems drive our grown kids to drug use and addiction because then THAT becomes the major problem. Nothing can be solved while the person is still using drugs. I wish him luck. My son cashiers and works in a small restaurant-type place part-time and collects some disability while living alone. He is friendly with people he knows well now (he used to be shy with everyone) and has a good life. He is very happy, but he needed and needs the understanding and the small adult supports. Anyhow, I could be way off base, but thought I'd see if it struck a chord. Here is a link about Aspergers. No Aspie has ALL the symptoms, but all suffer from social issues and talking to people is a huge one as this is a communication disorder, among other things. If he does have it, and can get diagnosed, there's a lot of help for him out there: [url]http://www.webmd.com/brain/autism/tc/aspergers-syndrome-symptoms[/url] [/QUOTE]
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