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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is a sign of a larger issue.  You are allowing your special need kiddo to hold your family hostage.  For years we let our ASD kiddo do the same.  We started to break the cycle in middle school and wish I had done it sooner.  The truth is she will never live independently if you allow this to continue.  You are going to implement some behavioral guidelines and  boundaries for her.  The sooner the better.  I know this sound hard and harsh but its critical for all of you.  You CAN do it. Find a behaviorist who can help you.  She needs to understand that in life she is not the center of the universe and if she acts like this in the real world she will never have a job, live independently etc.  It won't be easy and you will have to endure tantrums etc as you transition from being controlled by her to forcing her to aceept the rules/boundaries but its so important for you and for her.[/quote]

+100 truthfully, my son has moderate asd, cognitive issues, adhd-severe. We have people over all the time and are not lonely an all. He is also attention seeking, eats the appetizers (well, he tries anyway!), needs o go to bed at a certain time, is rigid and overly emotional/dysregulated all the time. We’ve made family socializing part of the routine and give him an individual screen in a separate room if it gets too much.
It helps that our friends are down to earth people. [/quote]

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