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easy child and his autism. How do I explain it to him?
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<blockquote data-quote="trinityroyal" data-source="post: 569546" data-attributes="member: 3907"><p>My difficult child has never really accepted his diagnosis. He knows he has trouble with thinking and judgement and organizing, and that he has to take medication and follow a structured routine to help him think, make judgements and keep organized, and that's pretty-much where we've left things. </p><p></p><p>Since he has a formal diagnosis, we have been able to get access to available services for him, but I don't really see the point in pressing it with him, as it doesn't really make a difference to his treatment plan. Our focus is on giving him strategies to function. WHY he needs those strategies is something he's not yet comfortable with, and that's fine with me. If and when he gets to a point when he's ready to explore his specific diagnoses further, then we'll deal with it.</p><p></p><p>difficult child's approach is the opposite of mine. I was grateful for the label because it helped me to explain so many things that were strange before. It was like being given the box that the puzzle pieces came in, after years of only having the pieces. Of course, I received the information as an adult, and I think that made a difference. The teenage years seem to be a time when everyone wants to fit in with their peers. Having something that marks you as permanently different from everyone else might just be something he doesn't want to deal with yet.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trinityroyal, post: 569546, member: 3907"] My difficult child has never really accepted his diagnosis. He knows he has trouble with thinking and judgement and organizing, and that he has to take medication and follow a structured routine to help him think, make judgements and keep organized, and that's pretty-much where we've left things. Since he has a formal diagnosis, we have been able to get access to available services for him, but I don't really see the point in pressing it with him, as it doesn't really make a difference to his treatment plan. Our focus is on giving him strategies to function. WHY he needs those strategies is something he's not yet comfortable with, and that's fine with me. If and when he gets to a point when he's ready to explore his specific diagnoses further, then we'll deal with it. difficult child's approach is the opposite of mine. I was grateful for the label because it helped me to explain so many things that were strange before. It was like being given the box that the puzzle pieces came in, after years of only having the pieces. Of course, I received the information as an adult, and I think that made a difference. The teenage years seem to be a time when everyone wants to fit in with their peers. Having something that marks you as permanently different from everyone else might just be something he doesn't want to deal with yet. [/QUOTE]
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