How can I help DD 18? Should I be helping her? Over the last year or so we have taken a big step back, she wants to be independent and rightly so, however she is struggling from one thing to another and it's hard for her. Started 1 college course, with persuasion completed the first year, then quit weekend job due to being given a warning, started another college course and quit after 5 months as she had a big fall out, (she's had quite a few since school - has RSD). Looking for work since then, started one but they told her it wasn't working out after 3 weeks & asked her to leave; she thought she'd been a bit cocky &/or not very quick to learn.
Has since started a workaway which I was hesitant about as it's 6 hours away & long hours but knew it was what she really wanted to do, so kept mouth shut apart from making sure she knew what the job entails. Although she finds it difficult to envisage how things might be.
A few days in & she's struggling and I am finding it hard to know how to help her. She struggles to understand why people aren't more empathetic towards her and I don't know what to say to her! I want her to develop resilience, I've told her that the only person that can truly help her is herself, but I know life is harder when you're neurodiverse.
How can I help her through this, to succeed, to help her get along with the other young people there & not take things personally. Thank you in advance for any advice.