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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hi, OP

Do you think she might have Aspergers?  Being afraid to grow up is a red flag to me because I have a teen with Aspergers who also doesn't want to grow up.  However, your parents probably know they aren't doing her any favors.  At the very least she should be paying rent and food etc.    Maybe they could start there?  I agree it would be great if she could be tested to know for sure and then maybe therapy to talk through her feelings?  Be glad she does have a job and that she enjoys it.  That's a very positive start!  Good luck![/quote]

This was also my question.  My 19 year old son has similar issues and while he's never been diagnosed with Aspergers, I think if he'd been born a little later (he was born just before autism was as well recognized as it is now), he would have been diagnosed (he had what we now know are classic Aspergian traits, like reading maps and knowing the routes to places when he was 2 years old).  He's very bright, high functioning, works, and attends college full time, but has a hard time socially-it's like serious work for him. He's also been to counseling.   We insisted that he live at college, although it doubles our costs and he's only 30 minutes away, just so he'd get more social practice and not spend all his time at home.  That strategy has worked fairly well.  He's not "there" yet, but it's getting better.  While he wants to grow up and I think he'll be successful at taking care of himself, I worry that he won't be able to make the meaningful connections that can enrich life.[/quote]

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