Re:Looking for some advice from parents of young adults

[Guest guest]

First of all, I recommend

being “friends” first and let that friendship develop before

focusing on girlfriends. The best places to meet “nice” people are

at churches and volunteering opportunities along with places and hobbies you

enjoy doing. That’s a suggestion for anyone; not just people with ASD. Please

don’t go to bars and clubs.

I also recommend a book I

just purchased called “Developing Talents: careers for individuals with

Asperger Syndrome and High-Functioning Autism” by Grandin and Duffy.

Even if you are unemployed,

you would benefit from counseling to cope with the daily difficulties of having

ASD. Your local county medical facility will have mental health facilities.

Check out local ASD/Asperger’s support groups which are free.

As for your dental health, you

are entitled to county dental health care which can use local anesthesia for

dental phobics; one step at a time.

Forget about braces and how

your teeth look; focus on being healthy first. Without simple dental hygiene,

your teeth are at risk for more expensive problems like root canal and even

falling out!

Belita