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Got diagnosis but my partner won't believe it

Gr8mum

Hi, my son has been diagnosed with Asperger's but my partner does not believe it.   I feel one issue may be that he has it himself - it's a very tricky subject to address.

Now we have to decide whether to let the paed. inform GP and school but we're just going round in circles as I do want to & he doesn't.

Has anyone else experienced this?

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  • My husband is in denial too.  He says he believes it but I know he doesn't truly.  He has spent years denying it and saying the behaviours were down to my parenting etc.

    I can't speak for your husband, but men generally have huge egos.  I think it's a dent to their manhood that they think they are being accused of seeding "faulty" offspring.  So they deny it.

    I told my husband about my youngest child's diagnosis today and he didn't ask for any further details.

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  • My husband is in denial too.  He says he believes it but I know he doesn't truly.  He has spent years denying it and saying the behaviours were down to my parenting etc.

    I can't speak for your husband, but men generally have huge egos.  I think it's a dent to their manhood that they think they are being accused of seeding "faulty" offspring.  So they deny it.

    I told my husband about my youngest child's diagnosis today and he didn't ask for any further details.

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