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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is there hope for (relatively) mildly autistic kids to have somewhat normal lives? To grow up and get married, have kids, have fulfilling normal relationships and careers?

I guess I’m trying to figure out what adulthood looks like [/quote]

absolutely.
I think what is helpful to understand is that it's not that folks with autism or adhd can't 'blend in' to the NT population on the surface (they can though of course you will get some folks who are 'classic' adhd (wildly distracted sensory seeking) or 'classic' asd (pushes glasses onto nose and monlogues about the carpathians) but a huge number of people 'appear' NT. Where they need extra support is in being their own executive 'coach' (getting themselves through life from an operational pov), social skills (namely identifying their own feelings and the perspectives of others) and self esteem (avoid mental health pitfalls). that is the work that a lot of us on this forum are doing and that you will be doing. BUT - newsflash - NT parents need to do this work also. no one is 'completely' normal. An ASD person who has had great supports through childhood is WAY more likely to have a successful relationship than an 'NT' person who has not. [/quote]

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