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<blockquote data-quote="trinityroyal" data-source="post: 266426" data-attributes="member: 3907"><p>We tend to be much more open about difficult child's Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) than his othe diagnoses.</p><p>Around these parts, there is a big push on for supports for people on the spectrum, and people seem to have at least a basic awareness of the condition. Even if they don't know a lot they're willing to be supportive when they hear autism or Asperger's.</p><p></p><p>Frankly, difficult child's behaviour is so obviously atypical, and he's always accompanied by a 1:1 when he's out and about outside the Residential Treatment Center (RTC), that people sense that there's something different about him, even if they don't know exactly what it is. Letting people know about his Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) diagnosis seems to allay people's fears, provide a quick explanation for any odd behaviour and allow them to be a bit more comfortable around difficult child.</p><p></p><p>Now, the biploar diagnosis, we tend to keep quiet, except among very close family. Sadly, the stigma attached to bipolar seems to still be pretty high, and people have been far less understanding of difficult child when they have that information in their possession. I honestly don't see why it should make a difference to them. He's neurologically different no matter how you slice it, but I guess irrational fears are just that, irrational.</p><p></p><p>Trinity</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trinityroyal, post: 266426, member: 3907"] We tend to be much more open about difficult child's Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) than his othe diagnoses. Around these parts, there is a big push on for supports for people on the spectrum, and people seem to have at least a basic awareness of the condition. Even if they don't know a lot they're willing to be supportive when they hear autism or Asperger's. Frankly, difficult child's behaviour is so obviously atypical, and he's always accompanied by a 1:1 when he's out and about outside the Residential Treatment Center (RTC), that people sense that there's something different about him, even if they don't know exactly what it is. Letting people know about his Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) diagnosis seems to allay people's fears, provide a quick explanation for any odd behaviour and allow them to be a bit more comfortable around difficult child. Now, the biploar diagnosis, we tend to keep quiet, except among very close family. Sadly, the stigma attached to bipolar seems to still be pretty high, and people have been far less understanding of difficult child when they have that information in their possession. I honestly don't see why it should make a difference to them. He's neurologically different no matter how you slice it, but I guess irrational fears are just that, irrational. Trinity [/QUOTE]
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