Paul,
I will definitely pray for you about this and will talk to you
about it in this thread as much as I can.
We've talked about this before, but I really believe you need
to leave your parents' home. You may not be ready to live
in your own place, but I think you could handle a group
home with other autistic people, or an assisted living home.
Can you ask your brothers and sisters to help you find such
a place, and to find out what you'd need to do to get in?
I just found the health forums at
www.mdlunction.com.
They have support groups for just about every condition
you can think of, including autism. You'd be able to meet
other people with autism and their families, and find out
how they handle their situations. You could tell them
your story, and ask any questions you've got.
I'm in the Bipolar and Cerebral Palsy support groups over
there and people have been very kind and helpful.
Let me know if this helps, Paul.
God Bless you...
cc