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Aspergers...the diagnosis going away?
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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 433508" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Makes A LOT of sense and, unless it becomes necessary, never tell anyone...lol! BUT...if people start thinking, "Wow, you have a BAD boy. He is a BRAT. YOU raised him wrong..." Well, then they will start labeling him for you and that's when it gets touchy. He is still young. Perhaps he will not get to the point where you start hearing those self-made labels that others give. Take it one day at a time. </p><p></p><p>We don't tell anyone who doesn't need to know that Sonic is on the autism spectrum. Most people just think he's extremely shy and extremely compliant and well behaved...some have said ADHD due to his sometimes poor attention span. If they don't need to know, they don't know unless Sonic wants to tell, and I doubt he does. HOWEVER, if Sonic was acting up in school and starting to be labeled "bad" and being threatened with an alternative school for emotionally disturbed children, well, then that is when I would talk to certain people in the community and try to explain. For us, we feel it is best to inform the school, however they are not allowed to spread his diagnosis to anybody else. They could get into trouble for this.</p><p></p><p>You have many years to ponder this dilemma. You don't know yet how your little boy is going to be when he is older. I tell people as little as possible, unless they are dearly trusted friends or understanding family. It is simply none of their business.</p><p></p><p>I am sorry I got cross with you the other day.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 433508, member: 1550"] Makes A LOT of sense and, unless it becomes necessary, never tell anyone...lol! BUT...if people start thinking, "Wow, you have a BAD boy. He is a BRAT. YOU raised him wrong..." Well, then they will start labeling him for you and that's when it gets touchy. He is still young. Perhaps he will not get to the point where you start hearing those self-made labels that others give. Take it one day at a time. We don't tell anyone who doesn't need to know that Sonic is on the autism spectrum. Most people just think he's extremely shy and extremely compliant and well behaved...some have said ADHD due to his sometimes poor attention span. If they don't need to know, they don't know unless Sonic wants to tell, and I doubt he does. HOWEVER, if Sonic was acting up in school and starting to be labeled "bad" and being threatened with an alternative school for emotionally disturbed children, well, then that is when I would talk to certain people in the community and try to explain. For us, we feel it is best to inform the school, however they are not allowed to spread his diagnosis to anybody else. They could get into trouble for this. You have many years to ponder this dilemma. You don't know yet how your little boy is going to be when he is older. I tell people as little as possible, unless they are dearly trusted friends or understanding family. It is simply none of their business. I am sorry I got cross with you the other day. [/QUOTE]
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