So my friend Richard that I take care of has an adult son in his thirties with Autism. The son is high functioning but has his issues. Dad is now on safety quarantine due to age and health. Our entire state, CA, is under stay home unless needed orders. Son lives in the same building but not WITH Dad. How do we explain that he should not be wandering around, smoking a pack of cigarettes a day, coughing his lungs out, going to the grocery store for one bottle of soda at a time, and coming in and out of his dads apartment all day long? This has been his normal for the past year, but now it needs to stop. I am afraid he will get his dad and Me, sick.
As you likely know, a lot of people with Autism rely on routine as a tool to maintain their emotional balance. It will be very difficult for your step son to adjust to all of this. My heart goes out to you, you must feel at your wits end. I wish you all the best during these trying times.