Regarding the people saying "Group Home" I am really conflicted with this because while I think that, Chris needs assistance in a lot of way's he is functional enough that he can basically care for himself.
I think that Chris needs some more regular assistance but mostly to do with financial matters, and what
@Null @Marvin @The Captain are doing but with a more formal structure but I am not American and I am not aware of what is available in this regard, but I also think two things could be more beneficial to him in the long run.
1) Just getting off the internet for a prolonged period of time, I am not talking about a few weeks here or there I am talking about a good long period 6 months to a year. He has kinda done it before when Bob passed away so it's not like he can't do it, but this time he needs to do it for himself of his own volition because Chris's interaction with the internet and more specifically social media is growing ever more toxic.
I know it provides a valuable social outlet to many, and it can be beneficial to people who live more isolated lives but it also provides an open conduit in Chris's case for fuckery like this to happen that he isn't able to deal with in a normal or semi normal way. If anything Chris is the sort of person who would benefit from a more restricted interaction with the internet in general as it's nothing but toxic to him, there is a theory that the "Appification" of the internet and various online services is beneficial to certain parts of society like the elderly, the mentally handicapped, etc as they can access useful services and communicate but it limits exposure to people actively seeking to abuse them in ways like this.
The main issue for this is Chris is a "Social Autist" i.e. he wants to go out make friend and do things IRL but he has a hard time interacting with people, and gauging there intentions on a personal level. I think that's why Chris keeps on coming back to the internet even if it treats him badly as it's about the only place he feels he can interact with his peers, he dosn't want isolation he wants to feel more normal or in some way what he perceives as normal.
2) Harking back to opening statement and my closing statement in point 1, I think Chris needs to find either on his own or by some form of introduction to a group of people more like himself and myself and a few others I am guessing where hoping the more local low key Cons where going to do this for him, but I don't think that's going to be the case. What he needs is a few hours a week where he can sit with some people around the same level of functioning as himself talk cartoons, pokemon what ever maybe some food an just relax.
I know
@Marvin says he see's and talks to people offline but I doubt they are people at his level, I am talking about a group where he can maybe make a genuine friend with common interests, something like this would do wonders for his mental state and give him something to look forward to because apart from the odd game release, or Tugboat day he doesnt really have anything to look forward to on a regular basis, it's not like he has a bad week and wakes up and thinks "
God roll on Saturday Lunchtime so I can hang out with my mate Kev for a bit" he doesn't have that he hasn't had in a very long time. If anything it would give a really basic structure to his life that he hasn't had since his glory days at Manchester High and that is something I do feel he clinically needs as it has been proven that Autists need a routean in there lives and he hasn't had one.
I mean who has he got that he can really consider a genuine friend? He has acquaintances, but no real friend he can talk to about anything. I mean everyone should have that one person they can call in there life and have a conversation that starts like this "Hey Dude, Stupid question but..." or "Hey man did you just see that thing on TV..." and the all time number 1 "Hey Mate, Fancy hanging out for a bit, Cool I'll see you at the Bar/Caffe/Store in a bit".
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