My son was diagnosed with autism (Asperger's Syndrome) when he was 6 years old. He is 22 now and I am being told by his therapist that he now suffers from OCD. She recommended this website so that I can be more educated about his condition. He and I live in the same house. His older brother and younger sister have their own places. My husband passed away in January so I am now dealing with this by myself. He completed his Associate's Degree over the past two years and now its time to get a job, otherwise there will be nothing productive happening in his life. He is manipulating me and doing everything he can to avoid this task. I am trying, trying, trying to be patient and I do understand that this is difficult for him due to the social anxiety. I don't know what to do to help him move forward without disrespecting his disability. Can anyone offer some advice?
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Shelly,
It sounds like you have already been incredibly resilient throughout some of these challenging experiences and as you likely know by now, the co-occurrence of OCD and ASD is not uncommon. We have a support group that we facilitate every other week on Thursday evenings at 8:00PM EST (the next meeting will be on August 12th) where we address issues like these that come up and how to address them with empathy- I invite you to attend if you’re available!