Motivating my 29 year old with High Functioning Autism

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Beth368
Beth368 Online Community Member Posts: 3 Listener
edited December 2017 in Autism and neurodiversity
Hi, I am a parent of a 29 year old with High Functioning Autism, Dyspraxia possibly ADHD. Life has been one long fight to get the support he needs and is ongoing but all that aside he is a wonderful young man with many strengths and a great sense of humour.

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  • MJDean
    MJDean Online Community Member Posts: 40 Contributor
    Hello @Beth368

    Welcome to the community. I am 27 years old with high-functioning autism myself so completely understand your points. I am sure he does have many strenghs@Beth368

    If you have any questions, please let me know and I will try to give the best answer from my own experiences or point you in the right direction for advice on the @Beth368

    Merry Christmas

    Maxwell
  • steve51
    steve51 Online Community Member Posts: 7,121 Championing
    Hi @Beth368

    Good afternoon to you today.

    Please please have a good look around.

    If there is anything that I can help you with please please let me know.
  • Beth368
    Beth368 Online Community Member Posts: 3 Listener
    Thanks for the welcome,  any advice on re-motivating our lad would be good, as would any advice on job hunting. 
  • steve51
    steve51 Online Community Member Posts: 7,121 Championing
    Hi @Beth368

    Your very welcome it’s my pleasure!!!!

    I have posted some info for you below:

    https://www.scope.org.uk/support/families/diagnosis/autism

    https://www.scope.org.uk/support/families-hub

    hthttps://www.scope.org.uk/support/all-disabled

    www.scope.org.uk/Support/Services-directory

    https://www.scope.org.uk/support/all-disabled

    Please let me know if there’s anything else I can help you with ??????


  • Sam_Alumni
    Sam_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,602 Championing
    Hi @Beth368 welcome to the community :)
  • timoglock
    timoglock Online Community Member Posts: 23 Contributor
    Hello @Beth368 , I think this is of the biggest issues for young adults with so called high functioning autism.  Often all the support is in education years or those for more complex Autism but our young adults need a chance to do something for society they feel worthwhile. I am very passionate about this and helped some young adults into employment.
  • AngelinaKieran94
    AngelinaKieran94 Online Community Member Posts: 5 Listener
    I'm in the same situation ,my son is 23 and despite applying for numerous jobs,he doesn't get interviews,he has Asperger's 
  • AngelinaKieran94
    AngelinaKieran94 Online Community Member Posts: 5 Listener
    As soon as they realise he has Asperger's the jobs gone,or he's not suitable etc
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  • timoglock
    timoglock Online Community Member Posts: 23 Contributor
    Hi, it is a big jump at 29 to aim for a full time job so I spent time liaising with local employers, telling them the benefits of employing someone with autism, Asperger’s syndrome . They often want to tick the diversity and social responsibility box too.  My son had to get used, to have a structure to going out once or twice a week to meet others like him. Can the job centre help as there are now back to work programmes with greatly improved awareness.  They asked my son things like, what are your interests, what are you good at?  If there is a voluntary Community group they always want volunteers to help. So my son was asked if he could help others with IT in the library.  This way there is no demand from a real job but gives a sense of worth and is useful experience to store up and use in an interview.

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