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Should I tell my child that they are Autistic?
Yes
Your child already knows that they are different from most other people. They might not have a word for it, they might not be able to pinpoint what makes them different, but I have yet to meet an Autistic person who did not know instinctively and from a very young age that they were “different”.
Hiding this type of important information about themselves from your child is telling them that the thing that makes them “different” is not okay….in fact…it is a bad thing.
Pretending it’s not there doesn’t make it go away, it just causes confusion, hurt and shame.
Will telling my child about their diagnosis just allow them to use it as an “excuse” to misbehave?
Autistic children are not using…
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