SS21 is reaching the end of his welding training. He has it in his head that he is going to be able to go work for the Ship Yard when he is done. This kid can't even handle his 12 hrs working at a gas station cleaning up a coffee bar. He thinks he can work 40+ hrs a week doing actual manual labor and having to take orders with no job coach buffer? He also still can't drive so that is all just some fantasy that I am not looking forward to the fall out when he doesn't get hired. 

Also, his friend is no longer talking to him. SS came into the livin groom last night sniffling and said that his friend from welding school won't even look at him or talk to him anymore. That he doesn't want to be friends. -- Y'all, my heart just broke. I want to go kick this kid in his shin for making SS this upset! 

DH and I told him that we never know what is going on in peoples lives and maybe he is dealing with some big stuff at home and just can't have a friend right now, it's too much. SS seemed ok-ish with that answer. 

There is a group not far from here for Autistic young adults 18-25 for social stuff. Parents take turns running the events and carpooling. I was really excited when I found it, but then COVID hit and they haven't started back yet. SS21 just wants a peer who will go to the movies or play video games with him. He is so out there though with his thoughts, no Neurotypical people have any interest in spending more than a few minutes with him. 

Thank GOD for my parents. My dad will entertain his ramblings and my mom will get about 2 glasses of wine in her and then watch a movie with him- they both just talk through the whole thing LOL , none of the rest of my family wants to watch a movie with either of them! 

I know there isn't much I can do right now, just wait for the rejection from the ship yard and hope that this group opens up soon, I guess. It just sucks to watch him hurt. I wish the world was a little softer for people like him.