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Originally Posted by Mosbonian
My son is 21, 6'4 and 285 lbs.....and is a gentle giant. And he has Apserger's with additional emotional issues that complicate matters worse. But we have controlled his behvior in a manner as to teach him what is acceptable and what is not. The issue lies in knowing the boundaries of when an adult child is capable of functioning in a social environment and when they need to be placed in a group home that can best help them live as normal a life as they can.
It sounds as if your dad's friends didn't know when to take the next steps.
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Keep in mind, this was 40 years ago, and I only interacted with the kid (who is still alive and in his 50s now) a handful of times. He wasn't malicious in any way, and that was obvious. But he was definitely out of control. I can't really say whether they could or couldn't have done better.
I'm still friends with his sister. He's living in some sort of home now, and apparently other than getting older he really hasn't changed at all.