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Accepting Autism.

J's Dad

Hi there.

This is my first ever post and I'm looking for advice basically on how to deal with autism. My son is 3 and a half, my wife is 25 and I'm 29. Diagnosis is imminent but I refuse to accept it and to be honest I am really struggling with this.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

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  • I've accepted it's Autism I think I've known for a while. I don't mind that he's different I just didn't expect any of this and the fact I don't seem to get much from him as a father upsets me immensely. He is non-verbal, though he says a few words now but not in context. He's a bright little boy and I'd probably say he possibly has mild autism rather than anything severe. Days out just seems to be sitting around with him obsessing over cars. I don't know how to describe it without sounding harsh. Bottom line is I hate it and I guess this is the first step coming on here and speaking about it.

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  • I've accepted it's Autism I think I've known for a while. I don't mind that he's different I just didn't expect any of this and the fact I don't seem to get much from him as a father upsets me immensely. He is non-verbal, though he says a few words now but not in context. He's a bright little boy and I'd probably say he possibly has mild autism rather than anything severe. Days out just seems to be sitting around with him obsessing over cars. I don't know how to describe it without sounding harsh. Bottom line is I hate it and I guess this is the first step coming on here and speaking about it.

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