I have a son turning 18 tomorrow. He is #autistic, #aspie, #bipolar, and has #tourettes. It's a beautiful combination of conditions, but as you can imagine, it doesn't set him up for success in the social skills department.

Now he's turning 18 and has very few people turning up as his party. What can I do as a dad to help? There's the "fix it" side of me that wants to get creative on ways to get people to his party. But I don't know if that will make things worse.

I'd love to hear from others #neurdivergent and #actuallyautistic folks.

EDIT... Sorry I forgot to mention that my son has complained about how few people are coming. So I do know he wants more people.

@Xavier I don’t think trying to get more people will help: he might be more insulted by that than be happy.

Instead, I’d suggest looking for activities that work better with a smaller group. Mini golfing, trivia games, playing paintball, stuff like that. That way, everyone gets a lot of quality time with the birthday boy, and you’re not roping people in who wouldn’t want to be there.