Age of Independence

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Especially if they are neurotics. That is a type of GAD where people worry about themselves and other people too much and must be in control or else CATASTROPHE!

This is not a good thing to be around for and someone on the spectrum or not. It can impede progress.

The most effective way of tackling the worst cases is to simply not tell them anything they can obsess over (which is something they actively seek out). It may sound odd but it sure works and is better for everybody.

For instance, I didn’t tell my parents about an operation on my head till the day I was to check-in to the hospital. I simply left them a note. This saved them months of worry, and kept my anxiety levels minimised too. Probably one of the best decisions I’ve made ever.

You might say what is something happened? Well it was unlikely, but they wouldn’t have been allowed in the operating theatre anyway, luckily for the surgeons.

Where I live (Victoria, Au) you can legally move out at 17 but most people As or otherwise tend to stay at home until their early 20s a few move out at 18-19 but it is unusual. The age of adulthood for most things including drinking and driving (some are younger) is 18 here. @1 doesnt mean anything legally here.

I have AS and my difficulties are seen as chronic as such I would be unable to work a minimum of 8 hours a week but by the age of 16 I was completely independent and living on my own.

My friend had a disability and welfare put her in a place of her own. She had severe epilepsy and could not use the muscle in one of her hands. As a result of her driving a car and because of her disability she died at age 13.

Do you mean 23? Or do you live somewhere that has no laws against driving under age 16?
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No I mean 13. She was driving with an older man who was the passenger. I seen her kiss him goodbye. She said it was her uncle but they seemed rather intimate. Anyway, he died too and yes it is against the law.

I am 44 years old and still live at home. However, I am as independent as it is possible to be. The second floor of my home essentially serves as my apartment, with cats as roommates. (Cats make much better roommates than a lot of people. The only thing they do is meow a lot, if they're Siamese or a similarly chatty breed.) I don't cook or drive, but I am sure I can do those things someday. I have a job and save my money so I have it for the future. On some rigid measures of maturity, I may fail the test.

Some people who live alone, including many NTs, make bad decisions and get themselves in trouble.

I am hesitant to have children for reasons other than my suspected AS. My age and a seizure disorder and medication make me reluctant to have children. I don't want to harm a child because of something I did.