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After diagnosis, confused by my reaction.

proud mummy

My 13 year old son has just had his diagnosis of ASD. I have been trying to get someone to recognise this for years without success. Now we have it, I have hit rock bottom, I have been told this is a normal reaction , but why as i have known all along, just needed someone to see what I see.

I cant face work,where I am a teaching assistant-where I work with children with difficuties every day. I am sleeping all time, wandering about aimlessly. I do have up moments but its not long before I feel down again.

Has anyone else felt like this? 

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  • Hi proud mummy,

    I'm not a parent, just someone with Asperger's, but it's my understanding that what you're going through is an entirely normal, and natural reaction.

    You see, no matter how well prepared for, or for how long you have been expecting, the diagnosis, you have, in a way, lost the son you thought you previously had, and are greiving that loss.

    Take the time you need to grieve.

    It will pass.

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  • Hi proud mummy,

    I'm not a parent, just someone with Asperger's, but it's my understanding that what you're going through is an entirely normal, and natural reaction.

    You see, no matter how well prepared for, or for how long you have been expecting, the diagnosis, you have, in a way, lost the son you thought you previously had, and are greiving that loss.

    Take the time you need to grieve.

    It will pass.

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