I worry about his future

[ladyrobinredbreast]

I worry about ds2's future the other night i couldnt sleep for worring about whether he will be okay ,will he always be for want of a different phrase a bit different,will he be able to cope ,will he be accepted by his peers,what does the future hold for him,will i be able to protect him.
His self-esteem is so low and i try so hard to praise him and encourage him,i want to protect him from the hurtful remarks made by other kids.
Went to a meeting about ASD and this dr gave frightening statistics regarding drugs,crime and how kids with ASD were more likely to have trouble later on ..i worry about Caleb as he is so easily influenced by others,if someone told him to do somethhing he would do it ..no question.
I know he is only 8 and i shouldnt be looking for trouble that is the voice of reason but then this other voice says whats going to happen to him.Just realised how crazy that must sound(voices????)
When we asked child pschologist about his obsessions and whether he would grow out of these or carry them into adulthood he would not commit himself was very evasive....i was wondering if tere were any MN,s with older ASD kids i guess i just want to here something positive.
Do you all worry too??????

Sorry everyone, was a bit tired and emotional the other night when I posted - didn't mean to hijack the thread but thank you all so much for your support .

It's one of those things that I thought I'd well got over by now but just occasionally bubbles back up to the surface. I guess we all have them.

ladyrobinredbreast - as some additional comfort for you, when I did the NAS's Help! course in January, one of the first things the tutor said was that he worked with many adults and teenagers with ASD and that very very many of them do just fine - they may not lead "perfect" lives, but you know, many nt kids will not either.