Hi my 8 year old has just been diagnosed with ASD, specifically social communication difficulties. He’s extremely bright and performing really well at school academically and made improvements so we have been told he doesn’t need SENCO support any more (they think he’d be better in the classroom to continue working on the social communication). He finds large groups difficult to navigate and is very rules based so finds it hard to adjust/go with the flow. Paediatrician has discharged him and pointed us in the direction of local mencap (waiting for a call back) and NAS. I’m basically wanting to try and better understand my son’s view of the world, how I can best support him and what (if anything) I should tell him about the diagnosis (paediatrician was seriously unhelpful and just got directed to NAS website) but can’t find anything relevant. Does anyone have any advice from your experiences inc any good books or resources. I really want to try and find the positives in this diagnosis and help him play to his strengths. Thanks
