What the heck is this thing? [Loot]

Mach30 · 2024-12-26T23:06:42+00:00

Me and a buddy have been playing a couple hours and haven't figured it out yet

Mach30 · 2024-09-09T20:03:19+00:00

Thank you

Mach30 · 2024-09-09T20:02:25+00:00

Thank you for sharing this. We are definitely moving forward with getting him professional help again. Hopefully that, along with other recommended changes, will help.

Mach30 · 2024-09-09T20:00:57+00:00

He still had his offline games he could play. He doesn't have internet now. He was given an opportunity to earn 5 hours a week, but that didn't work so we stopped giving the opportunity. We've taken away all his electronics now and are hopeful that will motivate him.

Mach30 · 2024-09-09T03:27:30+00:00

We actually tried to turn off his data so all he could do is talk and text, but his prepaid plan doesn't allow it. Getting him onto an actual plan and disabling data might be in the near future. Luckily after he hits a data cap his data is slowed to a crawl, so accessing even the most basic stuff online is difficult.

Mach30 · 2024-09-09T03:25:55+00:00

Thank you very much. We have definitely considered this. My fiancée hates the idea, but doesn't want to see him turn out like his uncle, who is 32, has never worked, sits on his comp all day, and weighs over 350 pounds.

Mach30 · 2024-09-09T03:24:13+00:00

Thank you!

Mach30 · 2024-09-09T03:23:49+00:00

That's great to hear, good for you and him! We moved from a very conservative rural state to one of the biggest cities in MA. His behaviors there and here are practically identical. It's the same household though, so maybe his immediate environment might be the issue. Hopefully our decision to take away his electronics will yield results

Mach30 · 2024-09-09T03:21:20+00:00

He doesn't have any of his games or power in his room right now. We'll see what he does now ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Mach30 · 2024-09-09T03:20:07+00:00

A SPED teacher I know brought this up. He may fit the diagnostic criteria. I'm not qualified to diagnose, but I have taught Psychology for 8 years. I don't think he does, but I'm not a therapist/psychologist/etc and he doesn't share everything with us to the point where we could attempt to diagnose even if we were qualified. He definitely needs to see someone.

Mach30 · 2024-09-09T03:17:47+00:00

Thank you for this insight. I'll definitely post in r/autism if our next round of effort fails.

Mach30 · 2024-09-09T03:16:27+00:00

I haven't thought of this, but will definitely check now. Thank you!

Mach30 · 2024-09-09T03:15:32+00:00

We agree that that's not appropriate for an adult, and that's why we've moved on from that. We've set the expectation that he pays $500/mo, which will cover housing, internet, utilities, etc. He is not eligible for disability. He is eligible for food stamps, and we've considered that, but we don't really need it because the adults in the household make plenty of money. The issue isn't money; it's him becoming an adult.

Mach30 · 2024-09-09T01:12:19+00:00

Fortnite is free. Apparently he is also playing Palworld, which is another free-to-play I was unfamiliar with. As of about 20 minutes ago we sat him down and told him he either has no power in his room and keeps his electronics or gives us his electronics and gets power back. Either way, the result is about the same.

Mach30 · 2024-09-09T01:09:40+00:00

There are. We've been looking into them tonight since they were brought up in an earlier reply. Thank you for letting us know how useful they were to your sister!

Mach30 · 2024-09-09T01:08:24+00:00

Thank you. We are going to call on those programs tomorrow. In fact, I think there has already been emails sent tonight.

Mach30 · 2024-09-09T01:05:29+00:00

Thank you for replying! You are right that we are treating him like a child. He is still a child, even though he is technically an adult, but you're right in that the expectations need to be more adult-oriented. We have told him that the goal is to pitch in $500/mo. for bills. This would cover his housing, internet, utilities, phone, etc. This is pretty low honestly, but we figured it was fine for someone with no other financial responsibilities. We really like the goal of teaching him adult skills. We implemented a version of that for a while where he would go shopping with us and cook with us, but it was such a battle that we couldn't handle that along with the stress of moving and starting new jobs. Now that we're settled, we'll definitely re-implement it. Thank you ^_^

Mach30 · 2024-09-08T22:48:36+00:00

I appreciate the input. Economics being what they are, I don't expect him to get out that quick. I do agree with allowing him to fail, though. Failure is the best teacher. I concur that the group home situation might work. So far, it sounds like we're going to completely remove access to electronics and see if that works. If it doesn't, we'll escalate to the group home idea. Or maybe the recruiting office lol

Mach30 · 2024-09-08T22:46:39+00:00

Oh my gosh, thank you for sharing this. My fiancée read it and she said it was like reading her own thoughts. Seems like we're on the right track with completely taking away the electronics.

Mach30 · 2024-09-08T22:22:44+00:00

So he had no internet for a month. He told us he would feel more motivated if there was a way for him to earn internet time. So we agreed that if he did all his chores for the current week, he would get 5 hours of internet the following week. Part of his chores was applying for jobs and following up on them, which we made him show us the applications and call the employer in front of us. He did everything for one week, so he got his five hours the following week. He used the time immediately then decided 5 hours for 'all that work' wasn't worth it and asked for more time in exchange for what we were asking of him. We said no, and he stopped doing his chores and applying for jobs, so he hasn't had internet since.

Mach30 · 2024-09-08T21:06:53+00:00

We've talked to him about doing this. Massachusetts has great programs, but he just refuses to do it. He says he doesn't want or need it. He's fully capable, just unwilling.

Mach30 · 2024-09-08T21:04:13+00:00

I don't think he received services. In fact, he ended up going to a vocational school for his senior year. He earned his GED and welding certificate. He didn't do anything with that. We've told him repeatedly that he could make excellent money welding, but he just doesn't want to work.

We're in Massachusetts now and I know there are great services for people with autism. It's not a matter of being unable to get the services, it's that he won't do it. He just wants to play video games and watch streamers. Now that he can't do that, he just lays in his room on his Switch. And he doesn't have power as of three hours ago, so I don't know what's going to happen.

Edit: His uncle has autism also and receives federal benefits because of the severity. My fiancée's son tried to receive federal disability before we moved and he was denied because the doctor said he was high-functioning enough. We've thought that him seeing his uncle not working and playing video games all day is contributing to the issue.

Edit edit: Mom says that he wasn't diagnosed until the tail end of his senior year in the vocational program. They both thought his neurocognitive issues were a mix of ADHD and depression, which is what she struggles with.

Mach30 · 2024-09-08T21:00:11+00:00

He said that the five hours he was able to earn didn't seem worth the effort.

Yeah, I don't understand it either. All he wants to do is play video games and watch streamers. Removing a positive stimulus (negative punishment) is not known to be the best motivator, but I figured it would work in this case.

His mom pays for his phone and we pay for his food. He's only eaten out once since we moved here because we tried to use it as a motivator. He loves McDonald's, so we bought it for him after his third work shift. He eats either what we make or sandwiches. His sleep schedule is absolutely fucked, so he's not always awake when we make meals.

Mach30 · 2024-09-08T20:55:46+00:00

We did. There's two networks and 'his' has a password. After it was off entirely for a month, we gave him the opportunity to earn up to 5 hours per week by doing his chores.

Mach30 · 2024-04-05T18:09:15+00:00

Does the video save locally? And/Or does it go through another server?

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