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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 584396" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>My son is nineteen and on the spectrum and doing great...no rages or behavior problems and will live on his own with some community help. Sounds like your son will not be independent as a young adult and I'd start looking into services. Many spectrum kids need help as adults and your son is not stable yet and it's unrealistic to expect it to happen by eighteen.</p><p>I'm thinking maybe he's not getting the right kind of services. Are you sure he's bipolar? Many Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kids get that diagnosis. when it is just a part of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Do you think he needs all those medications or that they are making him worse? My son does better medication free. Is he better than he was when he was young? My son was a terror when he was a toddler but with intensive Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) interventions he calmed down and is actually a pretty calm, easygoing young adult. Psychiatric help doesn't really always help Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kids. Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) is not a psychiatric illness. It is a neurological difference. It is not the end of the world if a spectrum kid needs some help as an adult. It is more important the adult be happy, productive, working and have friends, which community services can help with. I don't know if my son will be independent some day, but he's a happy young man and will probably stay that way either way.</p><p>I wish you luck <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 584396, member: 1550"] My son is nineteen and on the spectrum and doing great...no rages or behavior problems and will live on his own with some community help. Sounds like your son will not be independent as a young adult and I'd start looking into services. Many spectrum kids need help as adults and your son is not stable yet and it's unrealistic to expect it to happen by eighteen. I'm thinking maybe he's not getting the right kind of services. Are you sure he's bipolar? Many Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kids get that diagnosis. when it is just a part of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Do you think he needs all those medications or that they are making him worse? My son does better medication free. Is he better than he was when he was young? My son was a terror when he was a toddler but with intensive Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) interventions he calmed down and is actually a pretty calm, easygoing young adult. Psychiatric help doesn't really always help Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kids. Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) is not a psychiatric illness. It is a neurological difference. It is not the end of the world if a spectrum kid needs some help as an adult. It is more important the adult be happy, productive, working and have friends, which community services can help with. I don't know if my son will be independent some day, but he's a happy young man and will probably stay that way either way. I wish you luck :) [/QUOTE]
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