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dealing with brother too

Ettie

My youngest son has just been diasgnosed with Aspergers alongside dyspraxia, adhd and sensory seeking. He's a gorgeous boys and we love him to bits but he does lash out at his brother. Our oldest son is only six and therefore has difficulty understanding why his brother does this to him with no provocation. We have bought 'My Brother is Different' to read to him but it doesn't really talk about a boy like ours who is very articulate and chatty. Can anyone recommend a story that might help our eldest son recognise and understand that his brother is different, special and needs our support?

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  • All people/children/adults are 'special', not just people with Asperger's syndrome. I have Asperger's myself. I am not 'special', just different from people who don't have my issues. We are all different. Even people with AS are very different to each other, which I keep on noticing more and more every day. We don't all get along just because we have AS, we are not some tribe which is 'special', and we don't need to be pitied either. Both your sons need support. In many ways, your eldest needs  support because he might begin to feel insecure or left out if he thinks that more attention is going to his so called 'special' brother.

    I don't want to cause offence, it is just that, as someone with Aspergers myself, I do not like the word 'special', which I think has a patronizing aspect.

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  • All people/children/adults are 'special', not just people with Asperger's syndrome. I have Asperger's myself. I am not 'special', just different from people who don't have my issues. We are all different. Even people with AS are very different to each other, which I keep on noticing more and more every day. We don't all get along just because we have AS, we are not some tribe which is 'special', and we don't need to be pitied either. Both your sons need support. In many ways, your eldest needs  support because he might begin to feel insecure or left out if he thinks that more attention is going to his so called 'special' brother.

    I don't want to cause offence, it is just that, as someone with Aspergers myself, I do not like the word 'special', which I think has a patronizing aspect.

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