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do you talk to your difficult child about their diagnosis or symptoms?
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<blockquote data-quote="Liahona" data-source="post: 462756"><p>We are very open about diagnosis in our family. My feeling is they will know (or their peers will know) something isn't right. I would rather them think "I have a hard time making friends because I'm different" than "I have a hard time making friends because I'm bad". Its not like I dump all the info I've got at them all at once. Just as things come up I point it out that this is a symptom of the diagnosis. Or, if things come up with a sibling I point out 'difficult child 2 does that because its part of his diagnosis. He isn't trying to annoy you on purpose.' Besides sometime they are going to have to advocate for themselves. </p><p></p><p>At the same time I don't accept the diagnosis as an excuse. (I mostly get this from husband. The kids aren't there yet.) A diagnosis means its harder for you. No, its not fair. But there are also some positives things that come with the diagnosis that other people don't get. </p><p></p><p>good luck with her.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Liahona, post: 462756"] We are very open about diagnosis in our family. My feeling is they will know (or their peers will know) something isn't right. I would rather them think "I have a hard time making friends because I'm different" than "I have a hard time making friends because I'm bad". Its not like I dump all the info I've got at them all at once. Just as things come up I point it out that this is a symptom of the diagnosis. Or, if things come up with a sibling I point out 'difficult child 2 does that because its part of his diagnosis. He isn't trying to annoy you on purpose.' Besides sometime they are going to have to advocate for themselves. At the same time I don't accept the diagnosis as an excuse. (I mostly get this from husband. The kids aren't there yet.) A diagnosis means its harder for you. No, its not fair. But there are also some positives things that come with the diagnosis that other people don't get. good luck with her. [/QUOTE]
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