“What is mine is mine, what is yours is yours.” This is an easy saying to help our children and young adults on the spectrum in setting boundaries. As they begin to develop relationships, feelings can get hurt by other people’s actions, words, and inactions. How do we help them develop trusting relationships, start to be vulnerable, allow others in, and understand boundaries? This is where the work comes in!
First, relationships come in a variety of shapes and sizes. Typically, when we hear the word “relationships”, we think of love and romance. However, every person we come into contact with has a relationship with us.