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  Understanding Asperger’s Symptoms in young Adults   Mr A, age 29 years, has been an "eternal outsider and loner" since childhood. He has never developed any deep friendship. Although he intensely read books about human social behaviour to gain a better understanding of his environment, he used and understood speech in the most literal manner, which often resulted in misunderstandings. He had understood only as an adult that his parents always called him a couch potato. Professionally, he had found his niche. As a child he had spent almost all his time building "technically complex constructions" from Lego building blocks or solved most difficult mathematical problem. As a teenager he had taught himself computer programming and, although he did not actually undergo a professional training, he was now very successful in the computing business. Developing programs gave him "deep satisfaction" whereas the "inevitable social interaction" with coll...

  Is it disheartening to experience the unexpected from your grown-up kids? Whether you believe adulthood begins at age 18, or that it is less about a number and more about maturity, the reality is that today’s young adults live in a quite different world. Crippling college admissions. A highly competitive job market. The pressure to perform—and succeed—early on. Constant comparison with peers via social media. Because of these rapid changes, new definitions of adulthood are emerging. As parents, we tend to think that if anything goes wrong with our kids, it is our fault. Not only do we have the pressure we put on ourselves, we may also have well-meaning family members and the rest of society sending us those same blaming messages. But it is more likely that you did the absolute best you knew what and how to do at each juncture in your child’s life. Some things may have been more effective, and some less effective, but you did your best. It can be very pai...