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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In person. Only wants to hang out with that person and 24/7. Constantly texting them and wanting to hang out. Way beyond normal. Doctors say targeting the flexibility and taking social skills classes will help. I’m looking for success stories since we are at the early stages of interventions and she’s not responding.  DD won’t or can’t acknowledge the issue at the moment but she’s not in total denial about the ASD.  [b]I don’t intervene in these friendships.[/b] I feel terrible for both DD and the targeted friend. It’s exhausting for all of us.  [/quote]

This is your mistake. Parents of NT will advise you often to stay out of it at this age. That is not the case for a kid on the spectrum who is doing concerning behavior with friends. You absolutely must intervene and make it clear this is not OK. This could be highly upsetting to the friend and it will likely lead to more social rejection. You need to be very clear about what this is a problem. There is a guy/therapist on youtube who gives great advice about kids on the spectrum and those with ADHD. There are kids who scratch themselves inappropriately and do other offputting behaviors. You don't just let the peers teach them to stop. You, the parent, need to make it crystal clear this is not OK, why, how it makes other children feel and that it must stop. Have you ever experienced stalking behavior in your life? it's really disturbing and violating. We can excuse disturbing behavior because our kids have disabilities. [/quote]

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