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my sons autistic - oh, like rainman?

shopgirl

im getting so fed up of certain people thinking my sons not autistic or autistic enough. 

its like his teachers have had experience of one other asd child who was more extreme than my son and its like they think nothings wrong with him because he cant have autsim as hes not like the other child.

and fmaily who think they know what autism is as their friends neighbours dog has it. 

how do you tactfully tell these people its not like that and to stop uderestimating the situation?

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  • i like that phrase too crystal12.

    its interesting you say about NT understanding as i sometimes wonder if i understand my son better than many as i have so many autistic traits myself. i dont know if i have enough to get a diagnosis or even if it would be worth it for what i would personally gain from a diagnosis. i hear many mums saying how hard it is managing with an asd child and yes i find my son challenging in a young child kind of way but when i see his struggles i seem to be able to easily find ways to support him. i dont know (shrugs).

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  • i like that phrase too crystal12.

    its interesting you say about NT understanding as i sometimes wonder if i understand my son better than many as i have so many autistic traits myself. i dont know if i have enough to get a diagnosis or even if it would be worth it for what i would personally gain from a diagnosis. i hear many mums saying how hard it is managing with an asd child and yes i find my son challenging in a young child kind of way but when i see his struggles i seem to be able to easily find ways to support him. i dont know (shrugs).

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