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Does it get better?

NAS71291

Even with a diagnosis... My parents continue to say "you don't need to do that" "you don't need that" dispite the fact I used to as a child and only stopped doing certain things because they used to tell me off all the time. 

I am planning to go to uni soon, and I told them I told the uni my diagnosis and they said they will help me with what I struggle and they were like "you dont need any extra help"... I just want to cry. I don't know how many times I have to explain to them what it's like in my world and how I hide a lot because its just not accepted well. 

I feel like I'm never going to be allowed to be myself in front of them. 

Does it get better? 

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  • it's good you're going to uni......... your parents i suppose do the best they can, but they just don't get it. maybe they'll never get it - give it time. but don't depend on it.

    put your effort into school. they said they'll help you ---- that is what matters. when i went to uni, i thought i was like everyone else. i wasn't i've got a boatload of asd, and it's been super difficult. for me, at least. since your school knows about your asd, it should be a much better experience for you.

    but don't put so much value in your parents' opinions. they need to go through their process, maybe, an you need to go through yours. those paths might not intersect, frankly. 

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  • it's good you're going to uni......... your parents i suppose do the best they can, but they just don't get it. maybe they'll never get it - give it time. but don't depend on it.

    put your effort into school. they said they'll help you ---- that is what matters. when i went to uni, i thought i was like everyone else. i wasn't i've got a boatload of asd, and it's been super difficult. for me, at least. since your school knows about your asd, it should be a much better experience for you.

    but don't put so much value in your parents' opinions. they need to go through their process, maybe, an you need to go through yours. those paths might not intersect, frankly. 

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