Autism in young adults

surfcity
Wed, 03 Aug 2022 22:08:32 +0000

Another question - is “magical thinking” a component of autism? There are ways that this young man is “different” and they do center a bit around communication. For example, he did some damage to his car avoiding a deer and never said anything to anyone. It was only when one parent noticed the incredibly obvious damage (not safe to drive) and asked him about it that he said anything.

He has also mentioned the fact that he understands why people cry at sad movies or when they see an emotional story in the news, but he has never felt that way. I don’t think he cried when his grandfather died - he was sad, and knew it was a sad thing, but he did not become emotional. That seems to point to some sort of neurodiversity right?