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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This could be schizophrenia. My sister acted very similarly and ended up being diagnosed in college. I also have autism in my family so there might be a genetic link. [/quote]

There are lots of comorbidities with ASD I folks. The ASD folks in my life I have had to emotionally detach from my HFA spouse and HFA daughter. It is very hard. But they will never have “normal” behaviors or empathy to life events or people. They just copy or mimic, if they feel up to it. But they’re often overwhelmed by life and in shutdown mode, so do not put any effort in to relationships or life or interests.

Try not to close doors but also don’t get stuck or lose YOUR sense of self.

Having an HFA adult child in college is a win. Take it one day at a time. I’ve found their lives are quite precarious- in a relationship, blow it up; have a job, say something crazy and are fired; getting good grades here but terrible grades and gave up there. [/quote]

OP again. Yes. I am very proud of her . She worked hard and I worked hard helping her have the extracurricular things she needed to get into a good school. She did not do the “normal” things a lot of kids did, so I looked for opportunities for her to show off her abilities—of which she was gifted with many. I am extremely proud of her. I have no doubt she will be academically fine in college. I’m not so sure about socially but she would not take any of my advice about how people usually make friends. So I just let it go. [/quote]

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