saunterdog

I love video games! So does my 17-year-old brother, who is on the spectrum and completely addicted to them. He’s doing a little better, but how can my parents allow him to use video games as a good stress-reliving outlet while balancing a healthy lifestyle that includes less dependence upon his games?

Excellent advice! I frequently invite him over to game at my house, but we have found that if he plays too much here (and I interact with him during the whole time, which makes him extremely happy) he tends to go home and melt down. Not sure if it’s too much stimulation but we call it a “gaming hangover”.

Any suggestions on how to avoid this? I love having him over and it makes him feel loved, being with a person who cares about his hobbies and interests

We do Legos together occasionally and I’ve been trying really hard to get him to do outdoors stuff with me. Fishing, exploring, metal detecting... it’s hard to get him interested if he’s in the wrong mood.

We both love books (he’s actually volunteering at the library today for the first time ever!!) so perhaps I can find a few different book stores we can hunt through.

The problem is that they are all he’s interested in sometimes.

Try Vyvanse. Expensive, but dang effective. Talk to your doc, get a prescription and try it.

LEGO haters, apparently.