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Advice needed for 13yr old son reluctant for ASD assessment

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Hi, after years of waiting for an ASD assessment for my now 13 yr old son, I had a phone call this week saying he’d met the criteria to be assessed in a clinic next week. On sharing this with my son, he said he doesn’t want to know if he is autistic or not. When I told the assistant on the phone, she said that he needs more time to process this so the appointment has been cancelled with a review phone call in a month. How do I speak about this with my son who is very reluctant to any sort of change? Any advice would be welcome as I’m feeling overwhelmed at the moment. Thank you. H

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  • It seems the "assistant" at the centre had the right approach. Don't rush him and certainly don't push him into it as it will only make it more difficult to accept. In fact not even mentioning it may be a good plan. I have just accepted my Autism in my 60s and this has been difficult enough. He will probably come around to wanting it in his own good time. Let him take control of the process if you can. 

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  • It seems the "assistant" at the centre had the right approach. Don't rush him and certainly don't push him into it as it will only make it more difficult to accept. In fact not even mentioning it may be a good plan. I have just accepted my Autism in my 60s and this has been difficult enough. He will probably come around to wanting it in his own good time. Let him take control of the process if you can. 

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