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Just musing: Whom do you tell? Friends? Family? No one?
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<blockquote data-quote="trinityroyal" data-source="post: 460738" data-attributes="member: 3907"><p>I tend to be as open as I need to be, depending on the context and whom I'm speaking to. I also try to keep it brief and simple.</p><p></p><p>"He's autistic" or "He has Asperger's" seems to be enough information for people to understand why difficult child's behaviour is more than a bit off. I tend not to provide information about his mood disorders or other co-morbidities except to the support staff he works with or others with whom he's in daily contact, because they need to have a deeper understanding of what makes him tick.</p><p></p><p>Regardless of what I tell people, I don't have any shame or embarrassment about it. People seem to pick up on it when you're not feeling comfortable with your own situation, and sometimes see it as an opportunity to be critical and hurtful. I try not to give them the chance, and don't take it on when they do. Usually "Thanks for your input" shuts down those conversations before they really get started.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trinityroyal, post: 460738, member: 3907"] I tend to be as open as I need to be, depending on the context and whom I'm speaking to. I also try to keep it brief and simple. "He's autistic" or "He has Asperger's" seems to be enough information for people to understand why difficult child's behaviour is more than a bit off. I tend not to provide information about his mood disorders or other co-morbidities except to the support staff he works with or others with whom he's in daily contact, because they need to have a deeper understanding of what makes him tick. Regardless of what I tell people, I don't have any shame or embarrassment about it. People seem to pick up on it when you're not feeling comfortable with your own situation, and sometimes see it as an opportunity to be critical and hurtful. I try not to give them the chance, and don't take it on when they do. Usually "Thanks for your input" shuts down those conversations before they really get started. [/QUOTE]
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