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Newly diagnosed.

Harrysbatmum

After what seems like a life time, in reality 12 months we have a diagnosis for our 4 year old son. We found out yesterday so I'm feeling very lost. I know this doesn't change our funny, intelligent & loving little man. 

I'm relieved we have some answers & can get support for our little man at school in September. On the other hands I feel incrediably guilty, have I done something to cause this, could I have done something differently? What will the diagnosis mean for him, have we set him up for a difficult life? 

Can people advise me on what to do now? We've been told to arrange his DLA etc but what can de physically do? Family life is complicated his paternal grandfather lives with us & has dementia, as well as a 2 year old sister. 

Any help would be appreciated I'm not as okay as I thought.

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    Anonymous said:

    You should bear no guilt.

    Abolutely 100% agree with that.

    A lot of autism is inherited so you may be able to identify eccentric behaviour back through several generations. For me the diagnosis is the code that has unlocked the puzzle of my family's eccentricities. I don't hold my father, or his father, responsible for passing me this set of genes - they had no knowledge or understanding of it. My autistic genes have not stopped me from having a family or going to university - if anything they have provided me with a different way of thinking that definitely has its uses!

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    Anonymous said:

    You should bear no guilt.

    Abolutely 100% agree with that.

    A lot of autism is inherited so you may be able to identify eccentric behaviour back through several generations. For me the diagnosis is the code that has unlocked the puzzle of my family's eccentricities. I don't hold my father, or his father, responsible for passing me this set of genes - they had no knowledge or understanding of it. My autistic genes have not stopped me from having a family or going to university - if anything they have provided me with a different way of thinking that definitely has its uses!

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