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how do i deal with my dads advise

north london mum

hi guys my son who is 2 n half was last week diagnosed with high functining autism and the one person i knew who would find it hard to accept is my dad i love my dad dearly last week he phones me and says his been on the internet and read up on autism wich shocked me and i though ok his accepted this but then last night i get a phone call telling me that his bern online agaon and there is a dr that cured a child with autism and the child had gluten allergies and its made my dad feel beter and i now need to change my sons diet i tried to explain to my dad that there is no cure my son has this for the rest of his life dad then says i need to get my son have a blood test because i dont know untill i get it done tried saying if my son has food allergies i would have known by now and im not putting my son who already has a fear of the drs for a blood test i know my dad means well but im now worried his going to say his found a private clinc that can help as his already mentioned this please i really need help and advise on how to deal with my dad without upsetting him 

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    There is a range of opinion and experience coming out in this thread. People with autism are as varied as non-autistic people are varied. I think it is just as dangerous to suggest that there is nothing to be done as it is to suggest that there is a miracle cure somewhere. Autism is a condition that is hardwired into us from birth so we can't cure it. We can however have very different quality of life by being brought up by people with as much understanding and knowledge as possible. Some people respond to changing diet, all autistics will I think benefit from parents and relatives who try to see things from our point of virew and consider what our lives are like.

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    There is a range of opinion and experience coming out in this thread. People with autism are as varied as non-autistic people are varied. I think it is just as dangerous to suggest that there is nothing to be done as it is to suggest that there is a miracle cure somewhere. Autism is a condition that is hardwired into us from birth so we can't cure it. We can however have very different quality of life by being brought up by people with as much understanding and knowledge as possible. Some people respond to changing diet, all autistics will I think benefit from parents and relatives who try to see things from our point of virew and consider what our lives are like.

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