Getting there with 180 and GALing part 3

[Not Quitting]

Hopefully your son will be able to make use of the college mentor. It's hard enough explaining things to a teenager without autism; I can't imagine trying to get one with autism to understand what is going on.

Hopefully as well your classmates will get the message. I had to put my foot down a few months ago with a couple of my co-workers who kept trying to offer advice (usually along the "throw him to the curb" lines). They finally got the point and stopped offering advice. They even agreed that until they are in a situation, they can't truly understand how or why anyone would react the way they do.

One of the other women is now going through a bad time herself, with her MLC H having moved out. Her dad is going through a major health scare at the moment so it's making things tougher on her. This morning she told the others that she now understands why I was doing and saying the things I have been since BD. She also said she's learned a lot from what I've been doing and that's helped her get through the last 3 weeks since her H up and left. The good thing is that if she wants to talk and ask advice she'll come to me and ask. I did point her in the direction of this forum and DR, but with her dad being in hospital she's opted not to go that route right now - she doesn't have the time to read books or forum entries.