Where to place a high functioning autistic adult

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Anonymous wrote:Agree with others that you have sacrificed far too much and are in a dangerous situation.

Today: move all important docs to a safety deposit box, home of a friend, or even office: mortgage, bank records, passport, etc. Aalso photograph these docs and keep photographs in your phone.

ASAP: find an apartment. The best you can afford.

Lawyer/ financial planner as above. Figure out if you can effectively walk away from the house. It’s not right but it may be the best way to save yourself.

Until you have the apartment, move one bag a day of the most important things out: sentimental items, clothes, etc. To home of a friend, storage unit, whatever.

ASAP: See if someone can keep your dog. Some shelters have respite care. Or friend. Tell brother that friend has been considering getting a dog and wanted to host your dog as a trial.


The house is her property and she is paying mortgage on it. She needs to start eviction and put the house for sale. If he damages it, the house might be worth less than the mortgage, in which case she will be ruined financially. An apartment is an escape, but she would essentially pay for a mortgage and a rent. Why?

OP, contact one of the ARCs, and get legal advice. If something happens with the house and you have to declare bancruptcy your life will be very negatively affected for years.

I am starting to wonder if this sutuation is for real - if OP lived like that for years, how come something like car keys are in an open access situation, where he can grab them and destroy them? Not hidden safely somewhere?


I've seen some pretty messed up situations. OP's description is completely feasible.


+1 - people can normalize these difficult and dangerous situations, especially when they're cyclical

Good luck, OP. You can take the steps necessary to keep yourself safe. We are rooting for you, and for your brother. Perhaps these changes will help him to some good steps for himself, too. And if not, at least you are keeping yourself safe.
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