I think you are his safe person. If he doesn't do it at school and he does do it with you, he feels safe and loved and can be himself. You can say, I would love to hear about this later, but right now I need to focus on making dinner. It is hard, but sometimes focusing on the why is more important than the what.

Yeah, sometimes there's only so much of this I can handle. I tell my child "not right now" or something to that effect.

I think it's fine to have boundaries, but I know that I wish I could tolerate endless amounts of info dumping.

Anonymous wrote:What works well for a dear friend and her ASD son, now in late teens: “Larlo, I need you to stop talking now.” Very polite and direct, they have a good relationship, that’s what he needs to shift gears.

This. Sometimes the most kind and polite thing is to be direct. Rather than giving social cues he doesn't perceive. Just tell him.

Podcast, YouTube, blog. Can be private if you want.

Give him a place to info dump.

Put him on DCUM real estate forum.

What works well for a dear friend and her ASD son, now in late teens: “Larlo, I need you to stop talking now.” Very polite and direct, they have a good relationship, that’s what he needs to shift gears.

Anonymous wrote:This kid needs a podcast. He can info dump to his heart's content on one.

This is an interesting idea