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<blockquote data-quote="keista" data-source="post: 473633" data-attributes="member: 11965"><p>I shared son's diagnosis with him when he was about 13. Until then, I said things like he was "different" or thought and processed information differently than *regular* ppl. When I finally told him the actual diagnosis, he did go through a mourning phase, but then was quickly empowered. He realized that the diagnosis did not change him, he was the same as he always had been, but he now had a name for why he was different. He was pleasantly surprised to find out that his friends (online) "got it" and were more than happy to accept the diagnosis as an explanation for his often odd way of communicating.</p><p></p><p>Sounds like your mom is not 100% on board in believing he actually has this condition. Wonder if he broke his leg, if she would consider NOT telling him that his leg was broken. After all, "MOM! Can you get me the remote? I can't move, my leg is broken!" is certainly manipulative, and if you don't tell the kid his leg is broken, he'll get the remote himself. Laughable, isn't it? in my opinion his diagnosis is not much different. I find such analogies very useful in making things clearer for ourselves as well as those around us who just don't "get it". They won't necessarily understand fully, but it does make them pause and THINK about it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="keista, post: 473633, member: 11965"] I shared son's diagnosis with him when he was about 13. Until then, I said things like he was "different" or thought and processed information differently than *regular* ppl. When I finally told him the actual diagnosis, he did go through a mourning phase, but then was quickly empowered. He realized that the diagnosis did not change him, he was the same as he always had been, but he now had a name for why he was different. He was pleasantly surprised to find out that his friends (online) "got it" and were more than happy to accept the diagnosis as an explanation for his often odd way of communicating. Sounds like your mom is not 100% on board in believing he actually has this condition. Wonder if he broke his leg, if she would consider NOT telling him that his leg was broken. After all, "MOM! Can you get me the remote? I can't move, my leg is broken!" is certainly manipulative, and if you don't tell the kid his leg is broken, he'll get the remote himself. Laughable, isn't it? in my opinion his diagnosis is not much different. I find such analogies very useful in making things clearer for ourselves as well as those around us who just don't "get it". They won't necessarily understand fully, but it does make them pause and THINK about it. [/QUOTE]
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