Autism / Aspergers

[grandmoon]

Do people Autism or Aspergers say please and thank you ??

I am dealing with an adult who never saids these words.

[fourandsixpants]

I do not take everything personally.

*wow ref. your comment"...This does not mean their condition is shameful, bad or makes them in any way inferior to others...."

I am speechless now and not wanting to ask anymore questions from you.

* .....backs away slowly and crawls back into warm, dark 'shabby' box of shame LOL

[channys_mum]

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@gipps.st wrote:

Channy, you don't have to elaborate but it's fascinating to me that you're in this position - I've known parents who have been carers and I have known children who have been carers, but I have rarely met a sibling who would take care 24/7 of a brother who really needed it. I take it from your posts you're in your 40s or so? He is really lucky to have you.

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I am 67 and Graham will be 71 soon gipps.

He was with mum until she got cancer and came to live with me. I did her palliative care.

During this time Graham was in a hostel and came home weekends. After mum died he fretted and his health suffered, so I brought him home. When I became really ill he went to a hostel, however when it was discovered that I could just live, I brought him home 

He can be very difficult at times. My kids are at me now to look for a permanent placement for him. I am trying to hold out.

If I could just comment on something said back there somewhere.

People to the best of my knowledge do not suffer from aspergers, they just have it.

Graham however has intellectual impairment and psychosis caused by the wrong treatment when he was a baby, so he in my opinion suffers from that.

Gipps, I don't mind questions, what is there to mind.

[azureline**]

Suffering is subjective!

Some people have things to suffer that make aspergers look like a walk in the park!

Channy's, now is a good time to look for a good nursing home, choices will be limited more and more as our population ages.

A good placement where he fits will take time to find, in the meantime, he is very lucky to have you.

[channys_mum]

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@azureline** wrote:

Suffering is subjective!

Some people have things to suffer that make aspergers look like a walk in the park!

Channy's, now is a good time to look for a good nursing home, choices will be limited more and more as our population ages.

A good placement where he fits will take time to find, in the meantime, he is very lucky to have you.

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The wheels are in motion az.

Finding somewhere that Graham 'fits' is extremely hard believe me. He is very skilled at breaking down placements.

There are good places for the young intellectually disabled and there are good places for the aged. There are no aged intellectually disabled facilities.