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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is the worst combo, IMO.

I’d focus on getting him social skill help. That means you’re going to have to do what you don’t want to do, which is kill the electronics at home and really take the time to work on this. Whatever age he is, he’s too young for you to just give up on this part of him.

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DP here. My son is an 18-year-old college student with HFA, and we had very strict "electronics at home" rules. He had hours and hours and hours of social skill help while he was growing up. We did not "give up on this part of him," but the reality is that he will always have relatively poor social skills compared to his neurotypical peers.

So I'm in the same boat, OP. I'm not sure where he will end up. Right now, he is majoring in Biology, which doesn't seem like it will lead to a good career. However, he loves learning about animals and nature. Maybe he will be able to do some some of field work? Except he hates bad weather. Ha! He is above average academically, but not talented enough for a CS or math/actuary degree -- he is missing the ability to see things logically, I think. I tried to steer him into Accounting, but he says is it boring. [/quote]

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