Published on 12, July, 2020
My son is six, we recently got diagnosis of him being on the mild end of the spectrum - for us i am so glad of the relief. At the moment he doesn't need help at school, as he is academically advance compared to his peers, however in a few years he may need help with the social side of life.
Both sets of grandparents have completely rebuffed what has been reported, and my sister in law has said the report is just any six year old.
Thing is he is our only son, we chose not to have another as we found he was more demanding, he constantly counted from before the age of two, his counting was sometimes the only way to calm him down or get him to follow a task.
He doesn't role pay or play a lot with toys, he reads and writes the majority of the time.
I can't believe that they aren't supporting us, all i have done is the best for my son and to get him help he might need. My husband is with me on this, and says that they are not with our son for days like we are.
I like to add one set of grandparents live in another county to us, and the other set can't have him stay at theirs has he takes a long time to settle for bed and then is up at 5am!
Unfortunately, some people simply can't accept it in their own family - like it's a taint in the blood, or something. It's very sad and frustrating. I was diagnosed as an adult. My own brother has refused to accept it, or to discuss it. I brought up the subject of Chris Packham, thinking to make an appeal in some way to his better nature. His response? 'I've never liked Chris Packham.'
It makes me wonder what he would have done if I'd been diagnosed with a physical illness, like diabetes or arthritis. Denied that, too?