Published on 12, July, 2020
Hey :)
My son who is 11 was diagnosed with ASD about 3 weeks ago, we have been waiting for this for 9 years its been such a long journey.
the struggle i am facing is telling my son about his diagnosis, he have heard medical professional, family interventions teams, teachers, doctors pointed toward ADHD and my son have fixed on that now after my self and his father explained it may not be that etc and we need to wait whilst the ND team done their thing. Anyways for him to get support ready and the ball rolling for when he goes to year 7 comprehensive school we need to tell him about his diagnosis.
my question is, how did you tell your children or family member who had their diagnosis?
thanks in advance. x
I would just reinforce the positives & his potential. Talk about his differences as though it were simply a difference in personality. We all have talents and limitations. Humans cannot just be anything they want and it's more often than not, the things we desire and enjoy, the capacities we have and our potentials are part and parcel to our unique selves.
I have a lot of ADHD friends. They're teachers, music producer, one is a band managers, a therapist turned yoga instructor and an author/wellness experts. It sounds frustrating you had to wait so long, but hopefully he'll get the help he needs.
That helps a lot thank you, his is so bright and creative. im hoping if i can visualise it for him in a good way it wont seem as daunting to him i just didn't know where to start. and ive no one to speak to about it i didn't know where to go. it was, i felt at one point i made it all up as he kept getting told he didnt meet the criteria i dont know what changed but im just so happy he can have the right support and i can educated my self more to help him also. x