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Refusal to accept diagnosis

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My 18 year old son was diagnosed with Autism in February of this year. At first he seemed quite OK with it and was reading up about it. Now he is totally denying it, saying the report and diagnosis were wrong and that he wasn't behaving normally when he was being assessed. He wants to be like other teenagers. Has anyone else experienced this with a loved one??

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  • My problem is that my family mum and siblings do not accept my diagnosis - mum was interviewed so... I think they think if they ignore my difficulties I will ... maybe not have it anymore??  They know I struggle and so a proper diagnosis was important.  It may be a good idea to gently explain to your son 'the why' he is struggling while someone else would not struggle.  Teen years are very difficult because we 'want' to belong.  It could be a good thing that he wants to be NT - I have used reality tv to educate myself I ask him why a person on the show is upset etc, if he accepts his diagnosis he will be able to try to 'learn' how to manage his difficulties so he can do things like other teens.  Hope this is helpful.  Jacqui

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  • My problem is that my family mum and siblings do not accept my diagnosis - mum was interviewed so... I think they think if they ignore my difficulties I will ... maybe not have it anymore??  They know I struggle and so a proper diagnosis was important.  It may be a good idea to gently explain to your son 'the why' he is struggling while someone else would not struggle.  Teen years are very difficult because we 'want' to belong.  It could be a good thing that he wants to be NT - I have used reality tv to educate myself I ask him why a person on the show is upset etc, if he accepts his diagnosis he will be able to try to 'learn' how to manage his difficulties so he can do things like other teens.  Hope this is helpful.  Jacqui

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