Sorry for my super slow reply >.< I just wanted to say thanks for taking the time to type that up :3 It is still indeed an issue, and it looks like it's one I'll likely never be able to do anything about, haha. 

Really, itch should have an option that shows customers and supporters how much the dev is actually getting, because it does kinda suck if someone thinks they're sending X amount of money to support a dev, only for the dev to only receive a fraction of what's actually being sent >.<

And also, thank you so much for the support :3

Hey :3 I didn't even think of that, so it's definitely worth giving it a go! Thank you for bringing it up :3 I think I was given a national insurance number when I was a teenager, so I've got one I can try. Itch never did respond to my follow up email, so I'm still clueless as to where all that withheld money ends up >.<

And no worries, I don't find that offensive at all :3 While I'm certainly no expert, I've taken the time to look into resources my therapist has recommended on the subject, and from what I understand, the spectrum is incredibly broad with everyone being impacted differently. With your son still being so young, I guess it's hard to tell what will happen as he grows, but I'm sure whatever happens, with your support, everything will work out alright :3

I'd be nowhere without my dad. My diagnosis is Aspergers/high-functioning autism. When discussing this with a professional for the first time, he said he doesn't like the term 'high-functioning' because it almost suggests that the person is able to function just fine, but he said he understands the need to differentiate the kinds of functioning that each person has. So for example, while I'm capable of doing things like I am here, making visual novels, socially, I'm useless >.< So I can function in my own little bubble world if someone (my dad) is looking after me, but I couldn't function on my own because my anxiety and social skills are so dreadful that I can never gain or keep regular employment :( I can't even do basic things like phone up for an appointment if I need one because using the phone to speak to strangers terrifies me.

On top of that, I sometimes have complete breakdowns where I'm not capable of anything, even working on my projects. It means my productivity is very up and down and fairly unpredictable. One day I can be up for 15 hours working away with laser focus, another, I can wake up and feel incapable of doing anything, like someone's just switched me off >.< It's a constant struggle, but I'm thankful to have my dad and to be getting professional help!

With your son, it's good that you found out he's on the spectrum while he's still young. Because my diagnosis wasn't made until I was already an adult in my late twenties, the people I've been seeing think I developed anxiety and depression as a young teen because I didn't fit in and no one noticed, so I just struggled alone and was left out. I didn't get the help that I needed to properly develop social skills as a youngster and learn how to cope with being on the spectrum. 

If your son likes tinkering with mechanisms, you never know, he could end up becoming an incredible engineer when he's older :D

I'm sorry you've got a similar struggle :( It really is so hard when people won't even give you a chance in the first place >.< Like I said in one of the other comments, over here, they encourage you to lie about your mental health at interviews, and I can understand why, but still >.< It would be nicer if places could just adapt a little and help folks out instead of slamming the door in your face.

I'd absolutely love to try and get back into education, but my anxiety is at a point now where I just wouldn't be able to cope with the social side of college or uni at all, sadly. Not to mention the fact that I couldn't afford it in a million years, haha.

I hope things get better for you at some point :3

Itch actually did finally respond to me, but I have a feeling my message wasn't read properly because the person who got back to me just told me that if I use the tax number from my own country, I should get the tax discount. But in my email to them I stated that the problem is not having a tax number from my own country in the first place because I'm considered too poor to pay tax here and therefore haven't been issued one >.< I guess I'll just have to try again with my message!

*High five* for spectrum buddies, haha. Yeah, uhm, I once had a  work coach advise me to essentially lie about and cover up my ASD + anxiety and depression on my CV and at any interviews because they told me that while employers are technically supposed to not discriminate, they will >.< and that the trick is to lie until you get the job, then tell them once you're in because they can't fire you based on that once they've hired you o.O I just thought that was insane. I totally understand why they would say that, but it's saddening because you shouldn't have to do that in the first place to stand a chance at getting a job. Aside from that, I'm pretty much incapable of lying because if I attempt it, not only am I dreadful at it, but I will also feel so terrible that I won't be able to go through with it in the first place or will immediately revert to the truth moments after the lie xD

Thank you for the kind words :3 I hope everything works out for you too! And best wishes right back at ya ^-^