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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DH is believed to have autism but he is really high functioning and independent. He tells me that some people may see him weird and geeky but he did well in academic and sports growing up. He lived in dorm room and shared apartment with roommates with no issues during college years.  He has friends and he can hold conversation if he wants. He does well at career, and he can talk confidently and does presentation for hours on stage in front of thousands of people or in front of management. He only shows all of his autism traits at home which is some stubborn and childish behaviors because I have been married with him for 10 plus years. He lived by himself in a studio for many years, so I know that he can be independent. He talks mature and acts responsibly/professionally in front of other people. He is not worried at all on our children who also have asd and adhd. [/quote]

Level one autism has nothing to do with not being independent or not having empathy. In fact, many level one ASD people are wildly independent and empathetic. I think there’s a lot of misconceptions about what autism is. Also many men are able to mask their traits when they’re young adult/teens with drinking. They seem to be able to keep up in the social scene until at least mid 20s and many cases.  But the parts of them that are more childish or immature seem to Persist through the adult years while people who are not neurodivergent Mature through the years. [/quote]

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