What did you do about it?
My sister and I are having been doing quite a bit of research into this and we are pretty sure my 38 year old brother has it. Obviously he has to be professionally diagnosed, which he has to ask for himself.
I don't know whether I should speak to him about it or not. I suspect he'll ignore me (he is incapable of speaking about his feelings), or it might even add to his anxieties. I don't think he'd even go to seek a diagnosis. I'm not sure anyway what good diagnosis would do.
I would like him to be happier than he is. He lives a very isolated life with no friends, never had a girlfriend and is percieved and taunted as being "weird". He does want a relationship with a woman and is constantly being let down by women he meets through the internet he arranes to meet (he's never actually had a date - I suspect they see him sat grinning and chattering to himself in the pub and leave before he sees them). He has had the same full time job for 20 years and has rigid habits, one of which is going to the pub 5 nights a week (where he sits alone), so he does get out.
Should I just but out and accept him the way he is or could his life be improved by being diagnosed?
Sorry for such a long post - I have spoken to the autistic society but they can't help me with anything like this until he's been diagnosed and can't give me any similar case histories.
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charleypops · 21/02/2005 19:47
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