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Hello, I am new to this forum and would like to ask advise from adults who are diagnosed  with asd. Do you think it is better if children understand their diagnosis early, we are in the process of getting my 11 year old daughter diagnosed. I am getting some critisim saying I am labelling my child and this will be negative for her. My gut instinct is that she is a clever individual and that if she has the right support from us she will better understand why she feels the way she does. Would you have preferred to know or would you have prefered not to know as a child? Thank you for your help :)

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  •  Thank you both for your replies they have been very helpful. I have begun to talk to my daughter about why she feels the way she does and it could be something called aspergers. I have explained to her that because she hears, feels and smells things so acutely it puts her body on 'red alert' and that can be why she has 'meltdowns'. She is dyslexic so is already aware her brain processes infomation differently from non dyslexic brains.She is on a difficult journey, she is very aware she is different from most of the other girls in her class, I just want to help her understand how special and unique she is. Hopefully one day she will understand this, but gosh it's not easy!!! :)

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  •  Thank you both for your replies they have been very helpful. I have begun to talk to my daughter about why she feels the way she does and it could be something called aspergers. I have explained to her that because she hears, feels and smells things so acutely it puts her body on 'red alert' and that can be why she has 'meltdowns'. She is dyslexic so is already aware her brain processes infomation differently from non dyslexic brains.She is on a difficult journey, she is very aware she is different from most of the other girls in her class, I just want to help her understand how special and unique she is. Hopefully one day she will understand this, but gosh it's not easy!!! :)

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