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Take5

Hey everyone 

would really appreciate it if anyone had any experience (lived or witnessed) of the following please?

My son age 10 who is diagnosed autistic has for the last few months started to ask if everything is alright, this can be how he moves, how he carries out tasks, where he looks and what he thinks. He is driving himself crazy with this. I always reassure him and let him know he can come to me about anything and I will always listen but he really is struggling with this. Looking back this started post diagnosis last December. I don’t remember me being like this growing up but have always been overly self aware which caused me to constantly go over things I did or thought about. 

Does anyone have any experience of this? I feel so sad for him and just want to make him more comfortable. 

Thank you for reading 

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  • I still struggle with that, but stopped asking as bluntly. I think for me it has always been about not wanting to stick out. Especially after being told several times that I’m weird, annoying etc. I could imagine that his diagnosis was the trigger point for him. Being told that he’s not exactly like most kids might have set him off. Maybe ask him specifically why he started doing this after the diagnosis/if it has anything to do with that? Sometimes prompting someone to ask about a topic and educating them on it can solve a whole lot of problems. 
    But even if this doesn’t work, just know you’re doing very good by being patient about it! Some parents would certainly be annoyed and therefore make him feel even worse. 

    I wish you and your son all the best!

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