Can we talk home repairs/man stuff?

[Nettio]

*Hugs* Kim, I can see how that would be really frustrating. Would it work to sit him down and create a plan ahead of time? Kind of a "if this happens, then I need you to do this" kind of thing so that he knows what's expected of him beforehand? Then when you're in that kind of a situation, you can just remind that it's something he already agreed to do so it's not a surprise?

I don't know anything about autism so I don't know if that would still be too much of a change in his routine, but I tend to deal with similar issues when it comes to phones and appointments and I know I have a much easier time when I know ahead of time that something is my responsibility. When Adam springs something on me (even if it's just to call for pizza, haha), it is much harder for me to deal with.

I'm lucky in that Adam is really handy around the house but he's also gone a lot which means I'm often on my own to deal with things. So I definitely understand that feeling of being overwhelmed by having everything fall onto your shoulders. It's not fun.