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The more I spend time with him I think he is high functioning autistic. He is very shy and has to warm up to you. It took him months to be comfortable with me to go out on a date and months after that before he kissed me. He sits at events wearing his headphones in a corner, like at a concert. He will make plans then forget sometimes or take it the wrong way.
That's a diagnosis for a psychologist to make in person, not for strangers to make over the internet.
I've never heard of autistic people having drinking problems though
Addiction and Autism can exist together just like pretty much any other two or more health problems can exist together. They aren't mutually exclusive.
Addiction and Autism can exist together just like pretty much any other two or more health problems can exist together. They aren't mutually exclusive.
I thought you were saying that they weren't likely to go together based on you having "never heard of" it happening. I was just saying it can happen with them same as anyone else. Sorry if I misunderstood you.
I thought you were saying that they weren't likely to go together based on you having "never heard of" it happening. I was just saying it can happen with them same as anyone else. Sorry if I misunderstood you.
No worries! Nope, I didn't mean it can't happen. I've just never heard of it.
There are online tests for autism. You can also just ask him if he thinks it describes him. Scientific studies show that for autism, self-diagnosis is usually accurate. Unlike some other disorders.
I've never heard of autistic people having drinking problems though and high functioning autistic people usually have an incredible memory. Sounds more like he might have some type of social disorder or phobia.
This wouldn't have anything to do with the mothers getting together for lunch, would it?
FWIW, people with autism can certainly develop drinking problems. Ritualustic, habitual behavior, paired with issues with impulse control, paired with the depression and anxiety that is so often comorbid with autism can absolutely up the risk.
Asperger's no longer exists as a diagnosis in the DSM. It's part of Autism Spectrum Disorder now.
It always was part of the autism spectrum. It just had its own name, to differentiate it from autism that presents with a language delay, as that is the sole difference.
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Nope, I didn't mean it can't happen. I've just never heard of it.
