Re: cleanliness/Boffins/smell

[Guest guest]

Thanks for all the responses re: the cleanliness issue. I didn't

worry about it so much when was at home, but now that he's

hit the road, and gone to a place where he doesn't know anybody, I'm

afraid it will alienate him. But...he's on his own track now. May

he learn what he needs to learn.

Thanks, All, for your informative and thoughtful dialogue.

Val

> > >

> > > Hi, All

> > > I just wanted to get folks feedback to see if this issue is

> common

> > to

> > > AS folks. (18 y.o. with AS) has been doing his own

> laundry

> > > since he was 13, as well as showering daily. The past year

> > (following

> > > a brief hiatus where he lived with some friends of ours for 6

> > months

> > > because he wanted to live separate from us for a while), it's

as

> > though

> > > all those cleanliness/ personal hygiene habits have gone out

the

> > > window. Since he came back home in March, he now will go a week

> > > without showering and will wear dirty clothes (the same ones)

for

> > > weeks. He did this at our friends house the whole time he was

> > there.

> > > When we comment about this and encourage him to do his laundry

> and

> > take

> > > showers more regularly, he gets offended and defensive. When he

> > hit

> > > the road this week, he only took two changes of clothes, so I

> know

> > > he'll be sleeping in them and wearing them for weeks (and then

> > wonder

> > > why he doesn't get any job interviews!) .

> > > Is this common to AS folks in early adulthood? It's really

> > surprised

> > > us because he had the habits down before he spent 6 months with

> our

> > > friends from Sept-March last year.

> > > Thanks,

> > > Val

> > >

> >

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