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Posted by Rod on November 26, 2006, 10:54 am
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>> We have a 23 year old son, who has recently been diagnosed
>> with Asperger's Disorder, which is a form of higher
>> functioning autism. There is a possibility that he will not
>> be able to ever hold down a job, or at best just have menial
>> jobs. To date he hasn't ever been able to hold a job, and
>> I've been saddled with continuing to support him. This is
>> quite a financial burden!
> My son is also 23 and also has Aspergers - fairly severly at
> that. He was diagnosed when he was 12.
>
> A major difference between Aspergers and autism is that
> autistics generally don't care much for interacting or
> bonding with other people. Aspergers people do, but just
> don't have a clue how. It's primarily a function of
> education rather than ability.
>
> A time came when my son was motivated to learn how to deal
> successfully with women. He wanted to be a "people person."
> So he read two books. One was an etiquette book by Judith
> Martin (Miss Manners). The other was Dale Carnage's How to
> Win Friends and Influence People.
>
> They changed his life. Now most people wouldn't guess he
> has Aspergers. He interacts very well, and has held down a
> steady job.
>
> Don't despair and don't give up. Good luck.
>> What I want to know is if there is any provision in federal
>> income tax law that will allow me to take a deduction, or
>> something like that, to help me with the burden of
>> continuing to support my son?
> If you supply more than half his support you can claim him
> as a dependant.
Stuart,
We were blind to it for way too long. I wish we had been
aware of this problem when he was 12. As it is we never
even heard of Asperger's until he was 22. Our son exhibits
no interest in all in interacting with people, getting a
job, getting an education, etc. He spends several hours
every day on our computer fooling around with an old (6+
years old) animation program, making animations that don't
work outside of the program, and then he doesn't save them.
It is like getting into MS Word, becoming an expert at the
Headers and Footers feature, but never saving the Word
document. When he isn't on the computer he goes into his
room and closes the door. I have to admit that if this is
the life I have to face, for the rest of my life, I am going
to need more help than being able to deduct him on my income
taxes. He is draining our finances and making it nearly
impossible for me to save anything at all for my wife and my
retirement.
Rod
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