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Daisy

Hi everyone. My son was diagnosed 2 days ago with asd. I'd always known that he was a little different but struggled to get anyone to pay any real attention. I'm not if it was because I was a single young mum or maybe I didn't push hard enough. However now he's finally been diagnosed (he's almost 8) I'm struggling to get my head round it. Have others found this to be the case?? I guess all the while he wasnt diagnosed we had hope that perhaps it wasn't asd. I feel bad in saying that. I feel guilty all the time, and i feel sad for him. Is this normal?? 

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  • Hi Dasiy,

    Yes, what you're feeling is normal. Many parents go through a process of feeling guilty, either for having tried to ignore the symptoms and hoping they'll go away, or blaming themselves for the symptoms existing. And many 'grieve' for the loss of the child they thought they had, if that makes sense.

    Try to be positive. Nothing's changed. Your son is still the same as he always was. And whilst being on the autistic spectrum make living in the society we live in difficult at times, it's not like having a terrible illness, or being in pain all the time. You son does not suffer from autism.

    Hope this helps.

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  • Hi Dasiy,

    Yes, what you're feeling is normal. Many parents go through a process of feeling guilty, either for having tried to ignore the symptoms and hoping they'll go away, or blaming themselves for the symptoms existing. And many 'grieve' for the loss of the child they thought they had, if that makes sense.

    Try to be positive. Nothing's changed. Your son is still the same as he always was. And whilst being on the autistic spectrum make living in the society we live in difficult at times, it's not like having a terrible illness, or being in pain all the time. You son does not suffer from autism.

    Hope this helps.

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