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Telling difficult child about "gifts"?
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<blockquote data-quote="keista" data-source="post: 523091" data-attributes="member: 11965"><p>I didn't share the actual diagnosis with son until he was 12. there really was no reason to. He had in school therapies, and new he was different, and we didnt' hide that fact, jut never gave him a name for it. When I finally told him the actual diagnosis, it took him about 10 minutes to process it, and then he was quite relieved. He finally had an "excuse", "reason", "explanation" for other ppl (mostly on internet message boards) when they called him out on an odd statement or behavior. He was able to say "Sorry, I'm Aspie. Is there a better response?" Amazingly this was well received in his little community. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>With DD1 it was a given with the mood disorders. I still have not told her about the Aspie diagnosis (just got it a few months ago). That's partly due to the fact that she does NOT like to discuss these types of things. I will have to tell her sooner rather than later. Doesn't change who she is, just the way everyone around her (including herself) thinks about her thoughts and actions.</p><p></p><p>I wouldn't even mess with ODD for your difficult child. Mostly because if you all get a good handle on the ADHD and the anxiety, that ODD will probably fade away. The ADHD and anxiety definitely need to be discussed so he can be part of the "healing" team. His feedback on how he percieves things can be very useful in creating accommodations.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="keista, post: 523091, member: 11965"] I didn't share the actual diagnosis with son until he was 12. there really was no reason to. He had in school therapies, and new he was different, and we didnt' hide that fact, jut never gave him a name for it. When I finally told him the actual diagnosis, it took him about 10 minutes to process it, and then he was quite relieved. He finally had an "excuse", "reason", "explanation" for other ppl (mostly on internet message boards) when they called him out on an odd statement or behavior. He was able to say "Sorry, I'm Aspie. Is there a better response?" Amazingly this was well received in his little community. :) With DD1 it was a given with the mood disorders. I still have not told her about the Aspie diagnosis (just got it a few months ago). That's partly due to the fact that she does NOT like to discuss these types of things. I will have to tell her sooner rather than later. Doesn't change who she is, just the way everyone around her (including herself) thinks about her thoughts and actions. I wouldn't even mess with ODD for your difficult child. Mostly because if you all get a good handle on the ADHD and the anxiety, that ODD will probably fade away. The ADHD and anxiety definitely need to be discussed so he can be part of the "healing" team. His feedback on how he percieves things can be very useful in creating accommodations. [/QUOTE]
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