My father doesn’t trust me to stay home alone for a week because of my autism.

Emotional Support Needed (No advice allowed)

I am 28 years old. His argument is that I wouldn’t know what to do in an emergency and that he has to be near the house to come home if needed. Like I get my disability makes it harder to do things but I’m not THAT mentally incapacitated! When I ask him, he can’t even offer a reasonable argument for why he thinks this. He has always treated me like I am mentally handicapped and not capable of taking care of myself then he’ll unironically turn around and get angry at me for not being as ‘in step’ as others my age! Even my NT sister who is less responsible than i am is treated with far more dignity! It is ridiculous.

Posted Sep 13, 2026, 6:12 AM UTC

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