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<blockquote data-quote="tiredmommy" data-source="post: 12814" data-attributes="member: 1722"><p>[ QUOTE ]</p><p>SO, WID, don't blame yourself. Move on and learn from it. Be where you are now. </p><p></p><p>[/ QUOTE ]</p><p></p><p>Welcome. I'm sorry you had to find your way here. This, in my opinion, is the single best piece of advice in this thread. Guilt and shame only slows you down from helping your child receive the help he needs. Besides which, also in my opinion, there always seems to be someone willing to blame you. You really don't need to do that yourself. You have diagnosis's you believe to be true. Now it is time to move forward on a treatment/intervention plan to help your son gain as much functionality as possible. You need to advocate for him in all arenas. You educate yourself on his strengths and weaknesses. Surround yourself with professionals you feel you can trust. Question everything. It's healthy and keeps you involved in your son's care. It's also good to remember that while various specialists are experts in various areas, only you (and your wife) are the experts on your son, thus working to keep people from seeing him as only a sum of his diagnosis's an looking at the whole person.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tiredmommy, post: 12814, member: 1722"] [ QUOTE ] SO, WID, don't blame yourself. Move on and learn from it. Be where you are now. [/ QUOTE ] Welcome. I'm sorry you had to find your way here. This, in my opinion, is the single best piece of advice in this thread. Guilt and shame only slows you down from helping your child receive the help he needs. Besides which, also in my opinion, there always seems to be someone willing to blame you. You really don't need to do that yourself. You have diagnosis's you believe to be true. Now it is time to move forward on a treatment/intervention plan to help your son gain as much functionality as possible. You need to advocate for him in all arenas. You educate yourself on his strengths and weaknesses. Surround yourself with professionals you feel you can trust. Question everything. It's healthy and keeps you involved in your son's care. It's also good to remember that while various specialists are experts in various areas, only you (and your wife) are the experts on your son, thus working to keep people from seeing him as only a sum of his diagnosis's an looking at the whole person. [/QUOTE]
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