My brother is 43 and seems to be entering a new phase. He hardly wants to leave his house, even to eat our with my mom and me. We are the two people he is most comfortable with. It’s how I used to be able to entice him to get out for awhile. He has always been quiet and not comfortable in new groups or circumstances, but he is now more shut off than ever. He has taken Risperdal for decades, and also an antidepressant. I love him so much, but I don’t know how to help him. My mom is great with him, listens, calmly suggests or discusses things with him. We don’t communicate in this same way but I know he trusts me and depends on me, just knowing I am there for him.