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turi anadyr

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Hi all, how do we go about getting a diagnosis for a 29 year old adult?

My husband's co-parent died a week ago, and left her son with no preparation whatsoever. We've always thought he had just a little Aspergers, but now that I'm reading more about the autism spectrum (just beginning to), we now think it's probably worse, like level 2. She never got him any treatment or help of any kind.

We need to get him a diagnosis so that he might get a job through a local charity. What kind of professional should we go to, to help him get benefits? Thanks!
 
Where do you live? That's going to make a difference. Check on line to see what is available in the autism community nearest where you live.
 
Hi turi anadyr :)

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Youll likely need to make some calls to see if they accept adults.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/autism/nv/las-vegas

Here are some psychologists, make sure you ask if their office is there still.

Autism Biomed Center: Serving Las Vegas & Henderson

https://www.peoplesautism.org/about_us
If you call here they may be able to provide you with phone numbers and information, thats their goal, to support.

Resource Guide | Autism Speaks
This shold give you more options.

You might need a social worker if hes
low functioning, may not be able to watch him all the time, otherwise he needs someone supportive and understanding who wont overstress him or force him into 'normal' things, but patient and creative, who will have to be taught about autism from a good source. Keep in mind hes just lost someone very dear to him, and try not to blame her for not getting him treatment, or excuse his father for not involving himself in getting him help. Though autism is difficult to diagnose or be aware of, so its quite common for parents not to be aware of it or they deny it.

Im glad you try to help out with this and wish you good luck. At the beginning you could use some help though I worry about the person and what he wants, does he feel forced into it, does he need some time and could he handle a new person into the house trying to attend to him? That could get really uncomfortable. I wish you all could meet up and discuss this with each other to make sure its the best option.
 
Thank you rexi, I'll call these places. Er, let's just say, being a bit angry is part of my process. The father was not assertive enough about this, but did what he could to at least educate him, since nobody else was.
I've known him since he was a little kid, but was powerless to help.

Does the son feel forced into anything? I should say so! The mother died suddenly, and now he has no place to live, and no way to support himself. He's running out of food stamps too. That was on his mother's account. Meanwhile, we are taking care of all the gory details for him.

We can't take him in, and his half-brother can't either. He's staying with an uncle temporarily. I'm told he would really rather work than go on disability, and we got a lot of help from a caregiver forum. Now maybe we can also get a clue about the place to go for diagnosis.

Thank you so much for the references to professionals in our city, this helps a lot.
 
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