| Comment | I am 18 now for reference but was recently diagnosed with aspergers after years of mental health issues caused by it.
It's important to know that the diagnosis doesn't change much other than you understand what causes the issues. I.e. waking up at 3pm could be depression/just a bad habit, or a fixed routine from aspergers. The way you could maybe want to fix these would be different for different causes. So, until then/if he wants to seek a diagnosis, focus on putting in some techniques for helping ASD? Example:
I find things like household tasks hard too because of whats called Sensory Differences, but my family viewed this as laziness/bad habits until it was explained better to them why I found it so hard. Kitchens are really overwhelming (Bright light/Sounds from appliances/Strong scents and textures) but, with a small lamp on, me being the only person in the kitchen, and wearing some headphones, I can suddenly cook/clean with much less problem.
So, you can maybe ask if he knows why some things are so challenging and go from there |
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