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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No college, no job, no driver's license, living at home.

Most of the ASD young adults I know are in the same situation. [/quote]

I wonder how this will change now that the ASD spectrum has been broadened so much. No snark intended, but there are obviously a lot of kids with ASD diagnoses these days who will be fully independent adults.  (no dog in fight). [/quote]

I know someone with autism who got married. But the outcome was terrible, he just walked away from his family. I think he lost his job as well.

True autism has a huge impact on functioning.[/quote]

My son has diagnosed autism. My husband exhibits the same issues, never diagnosed. Marriage has been difficult but we've stuck it out and he's improved from a socio-emotional perspective (over 20 years, mind!). I've lived with these two people for so long that I can now recognize similar autistic traits in other men of my acquaintance. Some of them are married, and their wives have all struggled with their marriage. Some of them are unmarried and have not maintained long-term relationships. If they have kids, none of them are the primary parent, and some have a fractured relationship with their children.

I don't have an opinion on where the threshold of diagnosis should be set. But I see that autistic traits, whether there is a diagnosis or not, really do reduce the chances of having a stable romantic relationship and deep friendships. 
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