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Imaginary Friend

NAS78234

Hi

I have a son who is 8 and a half, and is currently awaiting tests to see if he is Autistic. 

Unfortunately the waiting list, like everything else is a long one.

In December, he invented an imaginary friend - which are his index and middle finger.

I don't know how to treat this little "friend".

I have tried to find things out about him and where he has come from 

We are at the stage now, where this little character, is taking over and being blamed for all wrong doings. It's also started to 

affect his schooling, as he often takes a break during class to play with his friend.

I can't find any advice on if this should be encouraged or what I need to do to get to grips with this new behaviour.

Does anybody have any advice please?

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  • I had an imaginary friend when I was young. 

    My son finds it very hard when things go wrong so I sometimes use an imaginary person, when he was younger I used one of his toys as the culprit to discuss what had happened or discuss appropriate behaviours.

    This may be helping him deal with the shame when things go wrong.

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  • I had an imaginary friend when I was young. 

    My son finds it very hard when things go wrong so I sometimes use an imaginary person, when he was younger I used one of his toys as the culprit to discuss what had happened or discuss appropriate behaviours.

    This may be helping him deal with the shame when things go wrong.

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