Comments on: What Living Independently Means On The Spectrum

By: Archkittens

Archkittens — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 19:29:03 +0000

Sound advice. WTG sandy.

It’s important to put pressure on an aspie to do things for themselves. We have a tendency to resist change, especially if we hate it.

For me, that pressure came in the form of not wanting to be the person who chilled in the basement forever at the parents place. Living with my parents has been great and all, but I just cant pressure them to support me all the time. Especially not when I plan to be making way more than they do :p

By: janny226

janny226 — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 15:13:05 +0000

Interesting food for thought -- not only for my son's future (for which I have to worry about things like summer camp and middle school before independence...) but also in terms of my own life. After college I might not have moved so far away from all of my immediate and extended family had I known how important it is to have that support available. It's been difficult to cobble together a network of good friends, and even then sometimes I'm reluctant to ask them for help when I need it. At least my in-laws are close by now, so that is some help. janny226’s last blog post..Organized Desk Success Story

By: Sandy

Sandy — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 17:58:27 +0000

True, sometimes (or often) roommates don’t get along! In the grand scheme of things, it might be an experience we need once in our lives because it teaches us about conflict.

By: codeman38

codeman38 — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 15:56:54 +0000

Of course, it also depends on the roommates/suitemates one ends up with, as I discovered in college. Sometimes it works out really well and becomes a case of mutually helping each other– other times, it’s so difficult to get along with the roommate that it just leads to further isolation…